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

“Yeah…I hope I’m not out of line here, but I just wanted to see if maybe you were free for lunch tomorrow? I know it’s short notice, so if you’re busy, that’s okay. It’s just that I usually have tomorrow off and thought it might be nice to see you under different circumstances, more pleasant ones. If you want to, of course.”


Hunter was taken aback by the call. Was he asking him out? Hunter’s sheltered life had included no dating. He was embarrassed by that fact and the fact that he was, in his early twenties, still a virgin. Why are you thinking such things now, you dolt? The guy is just asking you to lunch, not to bed.But Hunter knew exactly why he was thinking such things as he conjured up an image of Jay Blackstock, his dark skin and eyes, the thick thatch of hair atop his head.


“Hunter? You still there? I’m sorry, maybe it was inappropriate of me to call.”


Chapter 12