The Four Families Saga: The Running Tide

A companion short story to Book 1 of The Four Families Saga. Before Worthington. Before the wider Four Families world fully opens. Before Steven understands what he’s becoming. The Running Tide retells the early arc of Book 1 from Aqua’s point of view, following her first days on land, her growing feelings for Steven, and the quiet emotional currents beneath the moments he never fully saw. What begins as a strange rescue on the beach becomes something deeper through Aqua’s eyes: loneliness, wonder, gentleness, and the first pull of a bond neither of them fully understands yet. Best read alongside or after Book 1, Chapters 1–30. Update Schedule: Wednesdays & Saturdays (4:00am CT)