"Hanan is supposed to be dead. The forest outside Skenashogue sent him home alive -- but changed. A strange new magic makes every emotion a physical force he can't control. Fox-like Pax is everything Hanan is not. Only his touch can mute the power and quiet the curse. The darkness feeds on secrets. For their love to survive, the boys will have to open their hearts. Can they find their way back to the light?" -- Jacket flap.