In an effort to reinvigorate the paranormal investigation genre -- and his career -- Killian McKay makes the decision to livestream a ghost hunt in the house where he had his first supernatural encounter as a kid. To make sure things get interesting, he hires a witch to stir up the spirits in the house.<br><br>When the witch, Lady Ivana, turns out to be a handsome, muscular, genderfluid man named Ivan, Killian quickly realizes he underestimated just how interesting things can get.<br><br>Ivan is the real deal, a witch with herbs and spells and magic, and he knows more about ghosts than Killian ever hoped to learn. Killian wants to know everything Ivan knows, and he wants to know everything about Ivan ... but first, they have to survive the night.

The Haunting of Killian McKay

Ivan reached down and grabbed his radio. “Helen, we’re okay. Don’t let the cops come in. It’ll all blow over by morning.”


“It? It what? What is it? Why did Killian take off his—” But the big man switched off the power on his walkie-talkie. He took Killian’s, too, right off his belt, and switched it off. Both of them joined the cameras on the counter. Next he reached behind himself and removed his mic pack, then Killian’s, and left both of those next to the growing pile of equipment.


“There is more to the world than you could possibly imagine,” Ivan whispered.


“Well, yeah,” Killian said. “Obviously.” He was on edge now. Why wouldn’t Ivan want him to be able to talk to Helen?


“I mean…physically. Metaphysically. Spiritually.”


“I believe in ghosts and magic,” Killian said. “You might underestimate how big my imagination is.”


Ivan chuckled. “Maybe. You’re doing better than most people, anyway.”


Chapter 12