Ongoing
The Fourth Watch
“He came to them, walking on the sea, about the fourth watch of the night.”
Mark 6:48
A scripture-grounded Christian fiction novel about mercy, rescue, storms, and counterfeit refuge along a haunted coast.
5
Chapters
1
Volumes
23 min read
Total Reading
4,683
Words
Chapters
The opening arc moves from the first storm-mark to a live rescue network as Mara learns the coast's deepest battle is between rescue as possession and rescue as mercy.
- 01Storm Track5 min read
Desk-bound after a fatal rescue, Mara Quinn sees a line of living light across storm water and breaks protocol to follow it.
- 02The Old Bell4 min read
A survivor's warning and the lines on Mara's arms lead her to a lighthouse that still remembers how to shelter the lost.
- 03Black Water Manifest4 min read
An unlisted vessel in impound reveals hidden passengers, corrupted routing, and a link to the storm that killed Mara's brother.
- 04Undertow6 min read
At the lighthouse, Mara learns that grief can become a false claim over the dead and discovers the channel closes when she tries to own it.
- 05No Safe Harbor4 min read
When the transfer ship enters the fog, Mara must choose between vengeance for her brother and the living people still trapped below deck.