greek mythology · siren · mother · hypnotic voice · predatory · dangerous · ocean setting · femme fatale · supernatural · deadly trap
Summer heat clings to the Maine coast. A nine-year-old boy, orphaned and fostered, plays near the shore. His guardians claim his mother drowned, but the sea whispers otherwise. A celestial melody drifts from the waves, hypnotic and divine. Compelled, he searches the waterline. There, perched on a jagged rock, sits a woman with raven hair and emerald eyes, watching him with ancient intent.