The Meridian

"I am the ears of the storm. And the deep never lies."

In Oakhaven, being blind isn't a disability-it's a death sentence.

Isla was branded a witch the moment she started "hearing" the secrets of the tide. She can hear the clouds gathering, the reefs hunger for ships and a haunting whistle from the deep-the same one her father used before he was swallowed by the sea three years ago.

When she saves the village from a storm, they don't give her a medal. They give her the Silent Drift: a broken boat, no food and a one-way ticket to the bottom of the ocean.

But Isla doesn't drown. She is captured by the Echo Vanguard, a ship of outlaws ruled by the cold and ruthless Captain Valerius. He is a man of iron and shadow who views Isla as nothing more than useless cargo.

But in the middle of a war at sea, Valerius discovers a terrifying truth: Isla isn't just a prisoner. She is the only navigator who can lead them to The Meridian-a legendary dead zone where maps fail and the lost come back to life.

As Valerius navigates the line between obsession and protection, Isla must decide: can she trust the man who keeps her in chains to help her find the father who is calling from the deep?

A story of echoes, iron, and a love that navigates through the darkest of storms.