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 air around Glen was almost cold in comparison to his boiling blood. For a moment the world went hazy as Glen was overcome by the urge to rip off Stephan’s cock and beat him with it. Fear of a mental slip snapped him back to sanity, for the time being.


Stephan and the guys he had been smoking with were back in the theatre by the time Glen got there. However, they were still in the lobby, and Stephan was headed for the bathrooms. Glen followed silently. It wasn’t until the door creaked again from Glen’s entrance that Stephan noticed him.


“Oh, it’s you,” Stephan said. Glen had expected him to appear scared or guilty when confronted, but he was only annoyed, if anything. He shrugged Glen off like an insignificant fan and unzipped his pants in front of a urinal.


“You fucking son of a fucking bitch,” Glen spat, storming over to Stephan, who barely batted an eye.


Chapter 33