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

“I want my husband,” Angela declared.


Angela’s eyes narrowed. “I want my husband now.”


“I know. But he’s very, very ill. He needs us to help him through the worst of it and…”


A scream floated down the hall, and Angela stiffened. “What are you doing to him in there? What the fuck are you doing to my husband? You’re hurting him.”


“I’m not hurting him,” Edwin assured her, keeping his voice low. “I’m not hurting him. His body is going through withdrawals right now. The addiction wants to be fed.”


“He’s not addicted to drugs. He doesn’t shoot up.”


“No, he doesn’t, but there are other types…”


Warren cried out again. She made a step toward the door, and Edwin automatically reached out to catch her arm. “Please, ma’am…”


Chapter 39