When Seamus O'Donnell returns to his Massachusetts hometown for Samhain, or Halloween as his neighbors like to call it, he has a bone to pick with someone.<br><br>At twenty-six, with a career on Wall Street, life was looking up for him until cancer attacked. Now, on that night when the veil is thin between the dead and those who aren't dead, feeling he has nothing to lose, Seamus summons up the one thing nobody wants to see.<br><br>To Seamus's surprise, he doesn't get an ugly skeleton in a dark robe, but rather something quite handsome. When it misunderstands something Seamus says in anger, the being makes Seamus a proposition he just can't refuse.

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“If you two gentlemen will excuse me, I’m


going to take my leave of you for now. My wife is waiting for me


upstairs, and we are both a little exhausted from the festivities


this evening. Mr. Blue, enjoy your meal. You’ll find that my son


can be quite charming. I’ll leave you to let him be. I’m sure we’ll


Mine looked up at him with a mouth full of


food and smiled. He started to extend his hand with the fork in it,


but Raferty said, “No worries. Another time.”


“As for you my son,” Raferty said, looking


at Seamus. “I always enjoy your last minute surprises. Will I see


“Well, then. Wake me if you decide to go


anywhere,” Raferty said, and kissed Seamus on the head.


Seamus nodded. Raferty walked to the stairs


and then stopped, looking back at his son. Seamus smiled. “I’m


Seamus waited to hear his father’s steps on


Chapter 11