Why does Orion betray his family?

He chooses a political marriage for power and publicly denies his son Astro is his own.

How does the protagonist learn her true identity?

Zeus sends divine light through the ocean and declares she is his lost daughter and Olympus's heir.

The Sea God Betrayed Me, So I Became Zeus’s Heir

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The Sea God Betrayed Me, So I Became Zeus’s Heir — A mermaid queen abandoned by the Sea God awakens as Zeus's heir to Olympus.

For seven years, the protagonist lived as Orion's mermaid wife and queen, raising their son Astro in the ocean depths. On the boy's birthday, Orion shatters their life by announcing a political bride, denying fatherhood, and permitting his court to mock them. At the depths of despair, a shaft of divine light pierces the water. Zeus appears, revealing her true identity as his missing daughter and the rightful heir to Olympus. She leaves the sea behind with Astro, embracing her divine bloodline and the power she never knew she possessed.

Quick answers

Why does Orion betray his family?: He chooses a political marriage for power and publicly denies his son Astro is his own.
How does the protagonist learn her true identity?: Zeus sends divine light through the ocean and declares she is his lost daughter and Olympus's heir.