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    Shifter

    By Mark Wildyr

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    When Gray Fox sets out by canoe to visit Elk Horn, his childhood friend and secret crush, mysterious forces strand him on a terrifying hunk of ebony rock known as Black Island. During the dark, cold night, a strangely androgynous being seduces the young virgin. In the midst of his passion, the creature shifts into a comely youth, shocking the naïve young man. He can hardly wait to tell Elk Horn about the experience. But does he dare?

    A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Daily Dose package "A Walk on the Wild Side."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamspinner Press
    Release dateJun 1, 2016
    ISBN9781634775083
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      Shifter - Mark Wildyr

      Shifter

      By Mark Wildyr

      When Gray Fox sets out by canoe to visit Elk Horn, his childhood friend and secret crush, mysterious forces strand him on a terrifying hunk of ebony rock known as Black Island. During the dark, cold night, a strangely androgynous being seduces the young virgin. In the midst of his passion, the creature shifts into a comely youth, shocking the naïve young man. He can hardly wait to tell Elk Horn about the experience. But does he dare?

      WHEN GRAY Fox began his journey, a clear blue sky had arched high over the waters of the Lake of Mists and a soft breeze gently lapped the shore. Now, with only half his trip behind him, he broad-bladed an oar and slowed the canoe. His belly tightened as he watched a bank of white fog drift across the western shoreline and spill onto the water. He should have waited for the morning sun before setting out on his visit to his childhood companion.

      He and Elk Horn had been born on the same day in the birthing tipi eighteen snows past. Inseparable from the time they became knowing human beings, they struggled to keep from weeping the day Elk’s widowed father found favor with a woman of the Yellow Earth band and took his son to live among her people. That had been two long summers ago. So when scouts reported the Yellow Earth had settled for the summer on the lake’s southern shore, Gray Fox impulsively decided to visit.

      A wisp of mist brought

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