The god-touched carry impossible fates. Every historical recording of those caught in the red strings show heartache and struggle that no amount of pleading could free them of. For Iliana Katrakis, the thought of seeking such a fate is tantamount to insanity. She would prefer the gods look elsewhere for their saviors and has done her best to become someone that no one would look for. Her position as a commoner aboard a merchant ship has allowed her just that. Orphaned runaways are a dime a dozen at sea--and even more common on the Airlea. When compared to her first and greatest friend, Kain--a sailor who boasts inhuman swordsmanship beneath moonlight--and her captain, who could face a dozen men and keep breathing...she's no one. Her perfectly constructed sanctuary is shattered, however, as a fierce storm throws the ship off course. Stranded in the home of the sirens, Iliana will be faced with a choice: protect her chosen family and leave herself at the mercy of fate--or abandon them and everything she's come to want for herself. And, unfortunately for her, the gods will only accept one answer.