Glen and his boyfriend Aiden live a mostly peaceful life in New York City, but then Aiden’s abusive ex, Stephan, comes back into the picture. After an odd encounter with a Catholic priest, Glen begins acting strangely.<br><br>He attributes it to stress at first, but then things get even worse. Glen experiences mental blackouts, and when he comes to, he finds he has been up to no good. A stolen wallet here, a violent loss of temper there, and an unsettling trend of nightmares plague him.<br><br>Glen prays he isn’t losing his mind and hopes he can regain control of himself, but when Stephan slips back into old habits and goes after Aiden, the darkness in Glen’s soul takes over again. Can Glen subdue his inner demons before they consume him, or is it already too late?

Vitia ex Virtus

“Well, I can see why you wanted to hook up with him, but if he’s always like that, I’m not entirely sure why you stuck with him. I understand completely why you left, but…”


“No, it’s okay. I ask myself that same question a lot. I guess…I guess I thought since he was so keen to have sex with me he must have some feelings, and maybe the more he got to know me the more likely he would be to, I don’t know, magically change into Prince Charming.”


Glen bit his lip. “I don’t think a lobotomycould pop that guy’s ego.”


Aiden snorted. “He would probably just complain that the consequential scar was hard to cover up without a hat.”


They both laughed. Glen pulled Aiden into a hug. “Seriously, call me if he gets on your case again. I’ll tell Max it’s an emergency then ignore him when he tells me it can wait.”


“Yeah, speaking of which, you should get going.” Aiden gave Glen a grateful squeeze. “I love you.”


Chapter 18