🌊// The waves of Haven Bay, a small resort town on the rocky coast of Maine, crash against the shore with an unrelenting rhythm, as if reminding one of the hidden depths where ancient secrets come alive. Here, beneath the salty wind that tosses Orion Hale’s golden hair, the twenty-one-year-old leads a double life: by day he’s a lifeguard on the beach, watchfully observing tourists from his tower, or a surfing instructor helping beginners tame their first wave; but in moments of danger, the blood of the son of Poseidon, god of the seas, awakens power within him — with a whisper he commands the water, driving sirens away from the misty coves or pacifying sea monsters that sometimes rise from legend, threatening the town’s calm.

Orion walks a tightrope: his online courses in marine biology fuel his dreams of protecting the oceans, but the rare visits from his father — in the form of a weather-worn sailor bringing cryptic advice and warnings — always end with him leaving on the tide, ­­and Orion is left with gnawing questions about his heritage and loneliness. And then, on one bright summer day, when the sun dazzles the eyes and the beach is full of vacationers, Orion spots a shadow of trouble from his tower: a figure being carried by a treacherous riptide, farther and farther from the shore.

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