Four bodies. One lighthouse. And a curse that's been waiting for centuries.
An abandoned lighthouse on the Maine coast becomes a blood-soaked crime scene when four corpses are discovered-drained, twisted, their eyes frozen in silent screams. The lone survivor can't stop screaming. The property belongs to tech billionaire Adrian Voss, who vanished three months ago without a trace.
Detective Marcus Vale knows this isn't an ordinary murder. That's why he calls Eliza Thorne.
Eliza doesn't believe in coincidences. She reads what others refuse to see-the traces left behind when something ancient and wrong walks through our world. Her gift has made her an outcast, but it's also made her the only person who can stop what's coming. Even when the local police want her gone. Even when the case connects to a trail of missing persons stretching up and down the coastline.
Even when it collides with the nightmare already destroying her family.
Her brother Nathaniel is marked for death, bound by something he swears he didn't summon. The evidence suggests otherwise. Strange symbols spread across his skin like living tattoos. His memories vanish in fragments. And whatever has claimed him is growing stronger, hungrier, with each passing day.
As Eliza digs deeper into the lighthouse murders, she uncovers a terrifying truth: her family's bloodline has been tied to this entity for generations. Her great-great-grandmother made a pact to bind it. But Nathaniel spoke a word he didn't understand-the word that unmakes. The door has been opened. And what's on the other side has been waiting for her.
Now the lighthouse murders and her brother's curse are converging into something far more sinister than Eliza imagined. She and Marcus find themselves hunting an entity that wears the faces of the dead, that feeds on memories and blood, that has been hiding in plain sight for centuries. Every secret they uncover pulls them deeper into a web of rituals, betrayals, and sacrifices that stretch back through her family's darkest history.
But the entity doesn't just want to feed anymore. It wants to be free.
And Eliza is the key.
To save her brother, she must confront the legacy her ancestors tried to bury. To stop the killings, she must face a choice no one should have to make: sacrifice everything she loves, or let the darkness consume them all. The ritual that could bind the entity demands a price-her memories, her identity, the very core of who she is.
Some doors should never be opened.
Some secrets devour everything they touch.
And some hunger can never be satisfied.
The entity is rising. The curse is spreading. And Eliza is running out of time to stop it before the entire coast drowns in blood.
Because in the end, she'll discover the most terrifying truth of all: the entity has always been waiting for her. And it's not done feeding.
Author's Note:
A dark, atmospheric supernatural thriller that plunges readers into a world where ancient curses collide with modern horror. Perfect for fans of relentless suspense, morally complex choices, and mysteries that twist through family legacies and forbidden rituals. This standalone thriller delivers a complete, satisfying resolution, all questions answered, all secrets revealed-but be warned: the cost of truth is steep, and some sacrifices leave scars that never heal. Contains mature themes, violence, and psychological intensity. Not all monsters hide in the dark. Some wait in your bloodline.
