Curse-bringer. Dream-thief. Demon-lover.
That's how shamans are known in Affiza, and Bassim is beginning to fear it might apply to him. Why else are the people close to him collapsing into a cursed sleep? Why else is he the only one who can see the shadow-selves within them? He needs someone who can understand him... and a shaman's wishes have power. Borne by blood and longing, the elemental tide in his veins, his wishes bring him Alec, a boy from another world.
Reserved, obedient, straight...

