Edwin Masters has spent his entire life lusting after one car -- a 1962 Alfa Romeo Spider 2600. When he finally buys one, it changes the entire shape and meaning of his world. The car comes with a guest, and the restless spirit is awakened by Edwin.<br><br>Cooper James, the young man who died behind the wheel forty-seven years earlier, haunts the Spider and he wants a life. He wants Edwin. So he reaches out, sucking Edwin into a deepening abyss by exploiting demons from a past Edwin can't break from.<br><br>Edwin resists, struggling against the phantom in favor of an attractive, exciting young man who wants to be with him, Carson Heston. Carson holds the key to Edwin's salvation, but every time he gets close, Cooper terrorizes him. Edwin knows he'll be lost forever if he submits to Cooper's dark promise of release and relief, but that might be the only way to save Carson's life.

On a Bruised Road

“You should think about how handy it would be to have a ghost friend. That’s all I’m saying.”


“I could go find out what Carson is up to.”


For a moment, Edwin considered it. Really considered it. Cooper owed him that much, and it would be a great way to test Cooper’s existence. But ultimately, he had to reject it. The last thing he wanted to do was get in the habit of spying on people. The fact that he even had to consider the moral implications of being haunted annoyed him.


“Could you imagine if it was that easy in the movies?”


“There wouldn’t be a movie if it were that easy.”


“Would it impress you if I were cooperative?”


“I don’t know. Why don’t you try it, and we’ll see?”


Chapter 20