Reborn after being betrayed and killed bythe golden shark she once raised, Nerissa refuses torepeat the same mistake. At Tidebound Academy,she shocks everyone by choosing a dying black seaserpent instead. But Kieran is no ordinarycompanion—and as their bond deepens, oldenemies, forbidden power, and secrets buried in theSunken Trench begin to surface. This time, Nerissaisn’t chasing revenge. She’s fighting to changethe fate that destroyed her once.