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

Hunter stopped when he got to the bottom of the stairs.


Everything was unpacked. The night before the kitchen had been crowded with boxes containing dishes, flatware, cooking supplies, and small appliances. Now those same boxes were empty, flattened and stacked in the mudroom. The countertops had everything in place: his coffeemaker, his iPod dock with speakers, his grandmother’s KitchenAid stand mixer, his food processor, and even an orchid, now bereft of blossoms, that had survived the move. There were place mats arranged on the oak pedestal table. Framed watercolors of Evanston scenes hung on the wall. Curtains framed the windows.


Chapter 43