The Sacrificed Bride

Lirael, daughter of Moontide's lord, is betrayed on her wedding day by her fiancé Dorian and her brother Maris. They frame her, let rogue fish ravage her, destroy her ovary, and banish her as a disgraced whore. She once saved Dorian from poison and took a blade for Maris—yet they gave everything to her rival Coral. In her final breath, Lirael leaves behind the truth—and vows that her death is only the beginning of their reckoning beneath the sea.