Hunter Beaumont doesn't understand his grandmother's deathbed wish: "Destroy Beaumont House." He'd never even heard of the place. But after his grandmother passes and his first love betrays him, the family house in the Wisconsin woods looks like a tempting refuge. Going against his grandmother's wishes, Hunter flees to Beaumont House.<br><br>But will the house be the sanctuary he had hoped for? Soon after moving in, Hunter realizes he may not be alone. And who -- or what -- he shares the house may plunge him into a nightmare from which he may never escape.<br><br>Sparks fly when he meets his handsome neighbor, a caretaker for the estate next door, but is the man salvation...or is he the source of Hunter's terror?

A Demon Inside

“I’ll take a rain check.” He gripped Hunter’s chin in his hand, gently turning Hunter’s head so their eyes met. “For sure.” He let go of Hunter’s chin. “But right now, you need to make yourself some warm milk and crawl into bed. This kind of thing takes so much out of you. You need to rest.”


“That’s your friend talking. Now scat!” Jay reached down to unlock Hunter’s door.


Hunter started to exit the car, and Jay grabbed his arm. He handed him a prescription bottle. “Ambien. Just in case.”


Hunter took the bottle from him. “Thank you so much.” He stepped away from the car and before closing the door said, “I amawfully tired.”


“Of course you are. Sleep. Good night, Hunter.”


Chapter 8