CHAPTER 1

Ernest McClain is a fourteen year-old teenager with a miserable life.
Ernest suffers from the intense bullying of his peers, conflicts coming to terms with
his own identity, and a mother who sees him as a monster. As if that weren't enough,
for as long as he can remember, he's been burdened with a terrible curse: every full
moon he transforms into a werewolf and goes on a rampage in the town woods, killing
wildlife and any human beings unfortunate enough to cross his path. Seeing no
relief from his fate, the depressed teen increasingly considers suicide - or at least, he
would, were it not for the kindness of his senior, Ben Hetchsen, and the kind heart of
Dana Byrne, a new transfer student at his school. Together, the three teenagers form an
unbreakable bond that protects them from the terrible darkness in their lives.