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

The calm was comfortable, making the events of yesterday and last night fade somewhat. He still had no rational explanation for what happened, but maybe those events had an end. Perhaps the ghostly vision in his bedroom had been the climax, and he would see or hear no more oddities. Maybe tomorrow he would call that Officer Morgan and see if the police had found out anything. He knew that was a dead-end street, but it would give him something to do. Maybe his fears were the result of a misguided prankster. He’d heard how boys could be.


And the ghostly vision? It could have been nothing more than a dream. It wouldn’t have been the first time Hunter had experienced a dream that seemed so real he thought he was awake. Who hadn’t?


Chapter 50