Trying to leave her lonely life and escape her cruel husband, Victoria decides to risk everything and runs away—but her boat wrecks. She is saved by a mysterious mermaid, who grants her five years of life with the promise to return and take what is hers. Victoria becomes the captain of the ship, hoping to meet the mermaid again and negotiate an extension of her life. But time runs out faster than expected—the mermaid returns for her six months earlier. He leads her into the dangerous Evermare, where Victoria enters into a new contract with the mermaid duke: he will support her family, and she will sacrifice herself to save his country. To calm the enraged deity of death, Victoria must give up everything that ties her to the world of the living. Yet memories of the beautiful mermaid’s touches make her want life more than ever. Can the love that began in a kingdom of ancient magic find its place in hearts exhausted by suffering? Or will the tender songs of lovers fall silent forever?