Witch. Murder. Curse...An ancient creature sleeps under the dark waters of the lake, and Brigida is his servant. Her mothers hid her in the forest from the nearest village, and Brigida never even had a friend... until she meets a cute stranger painting near a lake. He invites her to a harvest festival in the village, but her attempt to learn the forbidden ends in murder. Brigid is called to duty for the first time, and she must fulfill the duty of the Reaper of Death, solving the murder in three days. If she leads the killer into the lake on the third day, the creature she serves will calm down. If she fails, Brigida will be dragged under the waters and the village will be torn to pieces. There's just one problem: the main suspect is her sweet artist, Caspian. The investigation reveals a lot of danger, but few answers. The village and her family are against her, time is running out, the lake demands payment. Brigida believes Caspian didn't kill, but can she risk her life and the village that will suffer if she's wrong? Find out what's hiding in the lake in the first book in a dark fantasy series based on Slavic mythology.