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

It was time to make the move. A month had passed since the attack on the ‘L’ platform. Since that awful night, Hunter could honestly say his life had been good and his journey out of grief over losing Nana somewhat easier. He had Jay to thank for that, who had showered him with attention and devotion, seeing to it he was seldom alone. The two had taken in plays at the Steppenwolf and the Goodman, eaten nearly every kind of cuisine on the planet, visited art museums and little out-of-the-way galleries in Andersonville, watched countless movies on the couch at home, and flirted with the idea of—as Hunter began to think of anal sex—going all the way.


Chapter 27