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Aissa grabs Ryla's injured arm and taunts her. When she spots Aiden and Leo, Aissa slices her own tail and blames Ryla. Aiden rushes to Aissa and berates his wife. Little Leo yells that he hates his mother. Furious, Aiden rips the Mermaid's Kiss crystal straight out of Ryla's chest, taking away her ability to breathe underwater. He has his guards drag her to the dungeon while Leo ignores her cries.
Aissa corners Ryla in the underwater palace corridor. She sneers that both Aiden and Leo only care about her now. Then she reaches out and firmly grips Ryla's wounded arm to cause her pain.
Aissa notices Aiden and Leo approaching down the hall. She quickly cuts open her own tail and drops to the floor. When Aiden and Leo arrive, they comfort Aissa, blame Ryla for the blood, and reject her completely.
Aiden loses his temper over Aissa's injury. He channels his magic directly into Ryla's chest and violently extracts the Mermaid's Kiss crystal. Ryla collapses onto the seabed, bleeding heavily and gasping for air in the water without her protective charm.
Ryla remembers an earlier time when Aiden gave her the crystal. Back then, he swore he would never remove it because of his everlasting love. Now, he stands beside Aissa and leaves that sacred promise shattered on the ground.
Aiden lifts Aissa into his arms and orders the palace guards to lock Ryla in the dungeon. Ryla pleads with her young son for help, but Leo turns his back on her and walks away with his father.
“How dare you hurt Aissa?!”
“Bad mommy! I don't want you! I hate you!”
“You're human. The Mermaid's Kiss is what keeps you alive down here. You want to play cruel? Let's see how you do without it!”
“Lock the Queen in the dungeon. Let her suffer the way Aissa did.”
Aiden carries Aissa away to safety and commands the guards to drag his wife to the palace cells. Leo follows behind them, ignoring Ryla's desperate calls. The episode closes with Ryla struggling to breathe as she is pulled away. Will Ryla survive the dungeon without the Mermaid's Kiss to keep her alive?