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

Obviously he wasn’t surreptitious enough. Hunter shut his eyes, forcing the grief and sorrow back down, and mustered up a smile for Ian. “Yeah, yeah, sure…I’m okay. Just thinking about her. All of this money seems like nothing compared to what she gave me when she was alive. And I’m not talking about material things.”


“I know. I know. Your grandmother was a kind and generous woman.” Ian stared down at the polished surface of his desk. “There are other assets, but those have been earmarked for charity. It’s all in here.” Ian thumped the ream of papers before him. “That includes the house in Evanston, but it won’t be made available for sale until a year from now, so you’ll have plenty of time to get a condo or whatever you like. I can put you in touch with an excellent realtor.”


Chapter 10