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

It would depend on how Ezra took his news.


As usual, Ezra was waiting for him. Smiling. His expression, expectant. “Hello, my love.”


Liam pushed his towel into a small crevice above the rock ledge and re-entered the water. He swam to Ezra, and they embraced. Liam was already chilled. The strong sea breeze carried traces of winter.


“You’re freezing,” said Ezra. “Let me warm you up.” He began rubbing Liam’s back, which went some way to making him feel better.


Liam wondered if Ezra could sense what was coming. It couldn’t have been difficult for him. There wasn’t a joyous cell in his body. If anything, there was only misery, and misery was difficult to mask.


When Ezra stopped rubbing, Liam pulled away so he could look into his beloved’s eyes.


Ezra was no longer smiling. “You’re not coming, are you?”


Warm tears spilled onto Liam’s cheeks. He shook his head. “But there’s more.”


“No, it’s probably warmer in the water.”


Chapter 24