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

The clothes were topped with a tranquilizer gun. Ryker reached out and picked it up. Gripping it tightly, he headed toward the snuffling sounds. It didn’t take long for him to find the source of the noise.


The beast was like no animal Ryker had ever seen. Outside of books of myth and legend, that is. The creature was almost as tall as a man, and reminded Ryker of a large, hairless dog on its hind legs, with sharp spines or quills running down its back. In the bright moonlight, Ryker had no difficulty in seeing its unusually pronounced eye sockets, as well as deadly looking fangs and claws.


It hadn’t noticed him, however, too engrossed in sniffing loudly. Ryker couldn’t imagine why. The smell of blood was so pronounced, even he could smell it. He raised his rifle.


Chapter 13