All he wants is to save himself from the baggage of a troubled past. But she just won’t stay away.

Eighteen years ago, Kevin’s parents were brutally murdered. Seventeen years after their death, Kevin is forced to watch helplessly as his fiancée is tortured to death.

Never fully recovering from the trauma, he moves into a new city, hoping to start his life anew, leaving his devastating past behind. But things didn’t go as planned. He did not expect to fall in love with Natasha—the daughter of a man hunting for his kind.

They soon discover the battered corpse of a missing detective assigned to investigate the murder of his fiancée several months ago. However, when the horror from his past returned, Kevin is forced to stay away from Natasha—or watch her fall victim to a ghoul who takes pleasure in tormenting him.

Stay-Away

The afternoon breeze was musty and damp, sticking to her throat like thick, saccharine molasses. Natasha was slowly losing her patience as she sat silently at the back with Kevin, while Landry drove. 


She groaned with impatience. “We’ve been on the road for about thirty minutes now and no one is saying anything.” she kvetched, raising her voice and turning to either of them for answers. “Where are you guys taking me?” 


“I thought I’d told you to trust me,” Kevin said, trying to calm her. “Just hang on a bit, we would get there soon.” 


“How can I trust you if you aren’t giving me anything?” 


“Okay, okay… fine.” Kevin finally gave in to her request. “We are going as far away from here as possible.” 


Natasha shook her head. “That doesn’t answer my question, Kevin. Where exactly are you guys taking me?” 


“I am taking you to stay with him,” he gestured towards Landry, whom she haven’t heard utter a word since she got into the car with Kevin. “But it would only be temporary.” 


CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: A Meeting with The Mayor