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

So Hunter went slack against the wall, barely able to stand. He felt tears spring from his eyes as the man fumbled with buttons, freeing his erection and then groping for the fastenings on Hunter’s own jeans.


Was this how it would happen, then? Hunter imagined the guy turning him around and pushing savagely into him, making him bleed, a hand over his mouth as he thrust into him. This isn’t how it’s supposed to happen!


This wasn’t a situation where a condom would be employed. What mementos would this encounter leave him with? That is, if he made it out alive.


Just as he felt his zipper being yanked down, Hunter’s thoughts about a condom gave him an inspiration. He closed his eyes, praying it would work.


“Wait!” he whispered in the guy’s ear, pushing against his chest. “Wait!”


“What the fuck?” The man did pause, just for an instant.


Hunter grabbed his gaze and held it. “There’s something I have to tell you.”


Chapter 25