The ocean has been waiting for him for a thousand years.

Kaleo Kaʻehukoa is one of Hollowgate Academy's most powerful students—a 6'7" Hawaiian dragon shifter descended from the legendary Makalani Ice Dragons.

Tall, muscular, tattooed, and intimidating, Kaleo is difficult to miss. Long black curls frame his face, Polynesian tattoos cover his arms, chest, and neck, and his normally controlled demeanor becomes considerably more dangerous when his icy blue eyes begin to glow.

But Kaleo isn't simply another dragon shifter.

He is the last heir to an ancient prophecy.

More than a thousand years ago, his ancestor sacrificed himself to imprison Ke Aumakua ʻEleʻele—the Black Ocean King, an immortal Primordial capable of commanding storms, tides, earthquakes, and creatures of the deep.

Now the prison is breaking.

Kaleo dreams of a frozen ocean and a colossal golden eye watching him from beneath the ice. His powers are becoming unstable. Ancient dragon spirits are awakening.

Then his father mysteriously disappears, leaving behind only three words:

"Protect the heir."

Kaleo returns to Hawaiʻi searching for answers.

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What begins as a search for his missing father soon uncovers an ancient conspiracy, a supernatural cult hidden inside Hollowgate, forgotten secrets about Kaleo's bloodline, and a terrifying truth:

The Ocean King hasn't simply awakened.

It's been waiting for Kaleo.