When Ryker arrives in Puerto Rico with his friend Mitch, all he’s anticipating are a few days of luxurious accommodation and an exciting place to discover. The last thing he expects is to find he has an immediate attraction to one of the hotel staff, the handsome and flirtatious Alejandro, who appears to be equally interested in him. After spending a day with Alejandro hiking a difficult trail, Ryker finds his attraction deepening, though he knows it can’t be more than a holiday romance between them. And he can’t help but feel Alejandro is hiding something. Despite being warned not to leave the complex after dark, he follows Alejandro one night and discovers a world he never imagined existed. And the attraction between them becomes something much deeper. But that’s the least of his worries when it becomes apparent something dark and deadly is stalking him.

Metamorphosis

“Fifteen minutes to meet by the restaurant. Perfect.” Ryker got out of bed and shuffled his way to the bathroom. He stood in the doorway and smiled. “Fucking perfect. Worth every extra cent I had to pay.”


After taking care of a sudden and insistent twinge, Ryker switched on the rain shower and stood there. With a moan of pleasure, Ryker let the water cascade over his face and down his body, hedonistically luxuriating in the shower’s heat and power, and finally feel being clean.


Dried and dressed in shorts and T-shirt, Ryker strolled to the restaurant. The hotel is everything the brochure promised so far. Let’s hope the food is, too. I’m famished.


“Hey, bro. Nice to see you escaped the pit.” Mitch ambled through from the main entrance to envelop Ryker in a bear hug, slapping his back.


“Finally.” Ryker laughed, then jerked a thumb toward the restaurant. “Looks good.”


Chapter 3