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

“So, really, to what do I owe the honor?”


Hunter smeared some wet snow around with the toe of his boot. “Well, that dinner you made for me was so good, I thought maybe I could con you into a little breakfast.” Hunter smiled.


“Already had it. Us working folks get up early. But tell you what…I’ll be making lunch in about an hour and a half. Why don’t you come back then?”


“Nope. Only interested in breakfast. Your loss.”


Michael stared at Hunter with disbelief. “What has gotten into you? What did you do with my old next-door neighbor? And…who are you?”


Hunter grinned. “Someone who’s free…finally.”


“I have some good news.” Hunter didn’t say anything more.


“Well, maybe if I invite you in for some tea, you’ll deign to share it with me.”


“What kind of tea. And if the tea comes with a side of scrambled eggs.”


Michael made a tsksound, but he smiled. “I have some Earl Grey. And I suppose I could manage a plate of eggs.”


Chapter 79