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

The first hour or so of the morning was dedicated to carefully unloading the organ from the truck and strapping it to the lift so it could be moved up to the loft. Everyone who wasn’t doing anything else important was gathered to help. Since Glen and Lawrence only had to put in the railing to finish the loft, which couldn’t be done until the organ and its pipes were installed, they were dedicating their whole day to dealing with the new organ.


Although it was a change of pace, the work was still somewhat tedious. They also had to be extremely careful not to damage anything, as even the slightest dent in one of the pipes could drastically alter the sound. It made for a poor combination, since everyone was stuck between not giving a shit about inching the organ parts slowly across the floor and near neurotic perfectionism in the task.


Chapter 26