Tomorrow, he would be twelve years old.
The island watched over its new charge, contented with its decision. Though he was the youngest Storm Keeper in Arranmore history, he would have the hardest job of all of them. It would take every drop of sea in his veins and every ounce of courage in his heart, but he would give it willingly. He was his father’s son. The island knew this well. It had broken many rules to get him here – almost all of them, in fact – but the time for fairness was over. There would be no surprises when the darkness returned.
For now though, the island let the boy sleep, dulling the wind and silencing the seagulls so that he might find peace in the safety of his dreams. For a little while at least.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Catherine Doyle grew up beside the Atlantic Ocean in the west of Ireland. Her love of reading began with the great Irish myths and legends, and fostered in her an ambition to write her own one day. She holds a BA in Psychology and an MA in Publishing from the National University of Ireland, Galway. The Storm Keeper’s Island was inspired by her real-life ancestral home of Arranmore Island, where her grandparents grew up, and the adventures of her many seafaring ancestors. Catherine is based in Galway but spends a lot of her time in London and the US.
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