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

He shed his wet clothes in a heap and hurried into Michael’s bedroom. There he rummaged through the closet and pulled out a flannel shirt and jeans. They were loose on him, but they fit well enough. He opened a drawer and found a pair of wool socks that were like balm to his nearly frozen feet.


In the living room, Hunter gathered up his wet clothes, took them into the bathroom, and hung them over the shower curtain rod to dry. Back in the living room, he built a fire.


Hunter was like a robot going through these actions, his movements listless, eyes never seeming to quite focus. He barely felt his fingertips or the sweat that leaked down from his hairline.


Chapter 64