After her son is jailed, a Chinese mother with high expectations struggles to protect her family's remaining reputation by parenting her independent daughter, whom she must seek shelter from in the U.S. with her son's two unmanageable adolescents.
Mavka is a dangerous nymph of the forest lake that lure people into its depths for the mermaids to feed on their energy. When she meets Lukian, a biology whizz, Mavka falls in love disrupting the natural order.