Haunts of the Brethren

In 2026, ten years after the shadow of the Witch’s Throne, Thea Drake has rebuilt her life around logic, solitude, and the quiet belief that she can control the unknown.

But when the sister of a billionaire vanishes on Cristofaro Island — a secluded Caribbean refuge for the ultra-rich and the treasure-hungry — Thea is pulled into a world where luxury conceals ruin, myths breathe beneath the waves, and desires demand payment.

Cristofaro is beautiful, decaying, and watching. Guests pay a million-dollar fee to hunt for pirate treasure beneath its volcanic cliffs. But many don’t come home.

When Calvin Drake appears — not by chance but by choice — Thea realizes the greatest search isn’t for stolen gold, but for the truths we bury and the loves we deny.

What you’ll discover in this episode of the series:

• A mystery centered on a missing woman whose disappearance mirrors Thea’s own longing for freedom.

• A haunted island that pulses with legend: the pirate captain Red Rollard and his strategist-wife Miranda, who may be myth, or may have been the first to vanish.

• Two investigators circling trust and desire, divided by guilt and tethered to one another by the past.

• A supernatural thread laced with rational explanation. Enough reason to doubt, enough mystery to believe.

Are you ready to dive into the water, descend into the cave, and listen to what the island has been whispering all along?

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