Successful Dr. Trina Parker from Orange County, California travels to Honolulu for a medical conference. All she wants is for the conference to be over and to get some peace and quiet at her beach house she rented for the week. One night, while taking a late night dip in the ocean, she gets caught between two figures in a struggle under the water. One is using her as a shield. After getting pushed quickly back to shore, Trina is confronted by a mysterious wounded man named, Vidar. She fixes his wounds, but finds him hard to handle. As he’s lying in her bed healing, another man, Arris, approaches her on the beach. He describes the man in her bed. Quickly she learns that these men were the two men struggling underwater the evening of her late night swim. They’re enemies, rivals, and Mermen. They both want something from her. Vidar wants the cure for an unknown disease of their people. Arris wants to protect her from Vidar. During a struggle over a sample of blood, Trina gets injected. She tries not to worry about the outcome until the day she can see underwater. With a journey into the depths, secret cures, and an intimate relationship, Trina is challenged. Will she choose the love of her life, her career, or get the best of both worlds? She makes her decision on the Shoreline.
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Arris rose and put his hand out. “It’s okay. Don’t be afraid of me.”
I took his hand and stood up. “How do you…you know?” I asked gesturing to his towel. I was curious about all factors of his physiology.
He tugged the towel away and took my hand. Walking me into my room, he gently closed the door.”What do you want to know?” He put his hands on his hips.
I sat down on the edge of the bed and beckoned him forward. He stepped closer to me and I ran my hands over his peeling skin and examined him closely. After all, I was a physician. A curious doctor who had just discovered a scientific legend, right? “Does everything work the same as a human?” I asked looking down his legs and noticing his feet.
“Your toes are webbed.”
“Yes, they don’t separate like yours. Yes, everything works like a human.” He turned around in a circle.
I stood up, looked at him, and tapped my fingernail on my front tooth. “I want to see the tail,” I said, pointing to his legs.
He smiled and put his arms around me. “I want to see things, too.”
I pushed him back, shook my head, and opened the bedroom door. “You’re more human than you know.”