Liam’s life could be better. He’s recovering from a divorce and a bitter custody battle, which he loses. He dearly loves his six-year-old son, Lucas, but seeing him every second weekend is never enough. His one salvation is the sea. When he’s sitting on the sand, watching the waves rolling in, he feels at peace, calmed and restored.<br><br>One day, the waves are particularly high, and the sea particularly rough. He’s surprised to see someone swimming in such choppy seas. When Liam calls out to the man, asking if he needs help, the man simply waves back. Liam thinks he must be an idiot. Little does he know the person he sees is no man, which he discovers two days later.<br><br>When they meet, Liam is both horrified and fascinated. His curiosity produces a strange attraction that changes their lives irreversibly forever.

The Sound of the Sea

Ezra’s smile returned. “I can’t apologise enough, but I can assure you there aren’t any sharks around here. There was one a little further south, but she was heading away from us, so she won’t bother anyone here.”


Liam was puzzled. “How do you know that?”


“I saw her with my own eyes,” said Ezra, matter-of-factly.


Liam stared at Ezra in disbelief. “You saw her? Even if you did see a shark, how can you tell by looking that it was a her?”


It was Ezra’s turn to appear baffled. “It’s obvious, isn’t it?”


Liam couldn’t be sure whether Ezra was playing around with him or not, and decided to change the topic. “You seem to come here as often as I do.”


“I come here every day. I come to see my sister, Desrina. You might have seen her. She’s most beautiful. Long blonde hair. Nothing like me.” He laughed.


“I don’t think so. Not that I recall.”


Chapter 8