greek mythology · siren · mother · hypnotic voice · predatory · dangerous · ocean setting · femme fatale · supernatural · deadly trap
The oppressive summer heat of the Maine coast hangs heavy over the shoreline. A nine-year-old boy, adrift in a foster home and haunted by the void of his own history, wanders the surf. His guardians have always insisted his mother was claimed by the tide, but the ocean has a different story to tell. Suddenly, a melody cuts through the salt air—a divine, shimmering song that vibrates in the marrow of his bones. Drawn by an irresistible gravity, he follows the sound along the tide line until he finds her. Perched upon a jagged spire of rock, a woman with raven hair and piercing emerald eyes watches him, her gaze possessing an ancient, hungry intent.