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 was waiting for Michael to say he was just asking him as a friend, two buddies out on the town, but he didn’t. Not sure he should go on and wondering if he’d said enough already, he kept talking anyway. “You see, I really do like being alone. Too many times, people have hurt me, betrayed me even. And someone, not so long ago, made me think he ruined any hope for happiness I might have had.” Hunter shook his head. “I don’t want to go into details now. But I know there are good people around. And I think you’re one of them. But I enjoy my own company. It’s the main reason I’m so unwilling to part with Beaumont House.”


Michael shook his head, his lips drawn together in a thin line. Hunter was stunned at the spite in his voice.


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