Where the Sea Meets the Soul

Previously

…The water around me seemed to hum, a low, resonant vibration that echoed the song in my own chest. The frills of light below swirled faster, a silent acknowledgment of my choice. It wasn’t a question of if I would embrace this, but how. And as the last sliver of sun dipped below the horizon, plunging the cove into a twilight of deep blues and purples, I knew that my life, like the tide, would never be the same. Kateren had noticed me, and in his notice, I had found a power I’d only ever dreamed of. The pattern had begun, and I was ready to be woven into it.