奧克斯12歲時被父親拋棄，父親離開前對他說，這世界上永遠也不會有人愛他，留下奧克斯與虛弱的母親在綠溪鎮相依為命。 16歲時，他遇見隔壁搬來的新鄰居班奈特一家，班奈特家族和樂互助的氛圍吸引著奧克斯，尤其是最年輕的喬伊，一個金髮、熱情開朗又愛笑的男孩，讓奧克斯的世界出現了光，而班奈特一家卻隱瞞著一個驚人的秘密─幻形者，他們的真實身分其實是狼人。奧克斯23歲的時候，一場突如其來、殘暴血腥的謀殺案讓他身受重傷，而憤怒、發誓要為家人復仇的喬伊也離奇失蹤。 三年後，當已經成為男人的喬伊再次出現─奧克斯再也無法否認自己內心的情感... Ox Matheson was twelve when his father taught him a lesson: Ox wasn’t worth anything and people would never understand him. Then he left. Ox was sixteen when the energetic Bennett family moved in next door, harbouring a secret that would change him forever. For the family are shapeshifters, who can transform into wolves at will. Drawn to their magic, loyalty and enduring friendships, Ox feels a gulf between this extraordinary new world and the quiet life he’s known. He also finds an ally in Joe, the youngest Bennett boy. Joe is charming and handsome, but haunted by scars he cannot heal.