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’m sorry,” he began, his voice weak, quivery. “You have to believe me. I have no idea where he is.” Briefly he considered commiserating with the doctor, telling her that he too had been duped out of money by Jay. “I wish I did.” He tried to gather some spit in his mouth and swallow. “I have to go now.” He hurried from the office without waiting for the doctor to reply.


It was a short taxi ride to Jay’s Chicago apartment.


“Good morning, sir. How can I help you?” This wasn’t the doorman Hunter was used to seeing. He couldn’t be bothered, though, with pleasantries or introductions.


Hunter sighed, exasperated. “Jay Blackstock, in 603.”


“Okay, 603…603.” The doorman ran his finger down the listings. “Ah…here it is. Dr. Jay Blackstock.”


Hunter felt something like relief. Jay would be upstairs. He would explain everything.


The doorman stared at him. “He moved out a week ago.”


Chapter 35