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

The kiss didn’t end. It just continued, going on and on. Edwin didn’t wonder why his lungs never burned. He didn’t need air. He needed Cooper’s clever mouth, his slow, seductive tongue, his sweet breath. He held the back of Cooper’s head, fingering the strands, pulling him closer, searching more of his mouth. His knees felt weak. He wanted to sink to his knees and drag Cooper down with him. His stomach tightened, his throat tightened, and his cock twitched.


“Meet me, Edwin,” Cooper breathed. “Meet me, please.”


Nobody had ever sounded so desperate for him. Cooper had never sounded this desperate before. But after the previous night, and the night before that, Edwin didn’t blame him. As far as he knew, their meetings might have felt good, but they didn’t satisfy Cooper. Not like Edwin was satisfied.


Cooper smiled. Overhead, the moon glowed brighter and brighter, until it was shining with the power of the sun. “At lunch?”


Chapter 45