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

Michael hugged him quickly and let him go. Was he putting too much of a burden on his neighbor?


“You want some tea? Or I have some brandy.”


“Just hold me.” And they were quiet for a while. Hunter felt safe in Michael’s arms. But then slowly he felt the rage and violation begin to build inside him, overpowering the fear.


Damn it! This thing must have boundaries…and it wants me out. But it’s my home. Mine. I can’t let it win. I have to fight back.Maybe in the past, that was the problem. None of his family had ever fought back; they’d been too frightened. Hunter couldn’t blame them. But if he wanted to keep what was rightfully his, he knew he might have to wage war to get it. He watched as Michael got up and poured each of them a brandy. He returned and handed one to Hunter.


He took a big swallow. The burning felt good.


Chapter 67