Breaking Out — Gayle Parness

Finally free to follow his own path, 17 year old Charlie Cuvier and his best friend Jay, a grizzly shapeshifter, discover their California journey could be throwing them in the path of some seriously dangerous characters. When they reach LA, they help out a girl in trouble, attracting the attention of an ancient creature with an alarming agenda all his own.

And as Charlie tries to come to terms with his magical powers and his unique bloodline, he's faced with the reality that he might be putting the people he cares for the most in danger.