Flein is a wanderer by instinct and need, roaming the known world as the fancy takes him.In the Highland village of Glenfinnan, women have been raped and brutally murdered. The killer is a waterhorse, a monstrous shapeshifter by all accounts. But when Flein meets Donnchadh, first in its equine form, then its man-shape, he knows the waterhorse is innocent. As they hunt for the real murderer, Flein reluctantly becomes more and more drawn to the handsome shapeshifter. Donnchadh, though wary, shares the same attraction.But time is against them. They must find the killer before more women die. Then suspicion is turned on them and the hunters become the hunted.Reader Advisory: This story contains references to rape and murder.