What Dwells Below

A week on the New England coast was supposed to be nothing more than a relaxing getaway with friends. But after an impossible storm strands them in the isolated fishing town of Port Prince, leaving seems far easier said than done. The locals are polite. The food is warm. The inn offers dry beds, the docks promise repairs, and every problem seems to have a reasonable explanation. Yet the town feels... wrong. Stories don't quite match. Old photographs refuse to make sense. The lighthouse has stood dark for years, but no one remembers why. The sea is spoken of with quiet reverence, and every act of kindness carries the unsettling feeling that something is expected in return. As the truth slowly surfaces, one thing becomes terrifyingly clear. Port Prince has survived for generations because the sea has always provided exactly what the town needs. Now, the sea is waiting to collect what it's owed.