Zaven is a god untouched by sorrow, unmoved by pleading souls as they slip beneath the waves. For centuries, he has shepherded the drowned into the afterlife without remorse. His twin brother calls him heartless. His feline familiars claw at his indifference. But nothing-not their judgment, not the endless tide-can stir what does not feel.
Until Airlia.
The mortal woman disrupts everything. He saves her once, then twice, lurking in the shadows, unwilling to admit his fascination. But when he saves her a third time, something inside him changes. For the first time in eternity, he steps forward, revealing himself to the one soul who makes his existence feel less like an endless tide.
Their love is tender, fragile, and transformative. But something dark stirs-crops wither, livestock perish, and the world grows restless. As whispers of doom spread, Zaven must face the terrible truth: Is their love destined to flourish, or is it merely another thing fated to drown?