The Great North, Quebec, 1934. Joe Vega, the Beast, has been locked up in Linhart Prison for three years. The brutish guards harass him because of his size, but Joe remains cool. Until Christophe Dubois, the disowned son of an affluent politician, is led into Joe's cell. From the moment Joe sees him, he suspects the ginger-head is trouble. Christophe is bold, curious, and feisty, and Joe can't resist the temptation of climbing into the man's bunk for long. However, the beautiful spoiled Christophe is a furnace to which both guards and convicts want to warm their hands, and Joe must fight to keep Christophe safe. Linhart Prison may be a cruel place, but when the two men are released from its walls, they find an even tougher world out there. Is the flame burning between Joe and Chris enough to keep them together?

Linhart's Beautiful Beast

“I’ve arranged for you to be transferred to another cell.”


Trying to get a handle on his thoughts, Joe looked up. “No, wait a minute―”


“I won’t wait. No, Joseph. I should have done it a long time ago. I’m having you transferred to the west wing, as far from him as possible.”


“Not tonight. Don’t do it tonight.”


“Why? He’s being released from the infirmary, and I don’t want him―”


“Not tonight, please.” Joe needed to see Dubois’s eyes. Needed to look into his face. “Please, not tonight.”


Cooke leaned back in his chair, thinking. “All right, but tomorrow morning, you have a new cell and that’s final.”


“And who’s gonna be in his cell?”


“That’s no longer your concern. He’sno longer your concern.”


When Joe heard steps coming down the tier, he sat at the edge of his new cot, looking out at the trail of light now reaching through the bars.


Soon, the last bell would ring and the lights would die out one by one.


Chapter 50