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

“How does that…how does that feel?” Cooper finally murmured.


“Perfect. It’s perfect. You’re perfect. Don’t stop moving.”


The air shimmered around them, dancing in the heat they generated. Edwin gripped him so hard, his fingers hurt and the tendons in his forearms pressed against his skin. Every time Cooper flexed around Edwin’s shaft, the world wavered and threatened to go black. Somehow, he held on to his control, held on to the solid objects. His car. The seat. The dashboard. Cooper didn’t overwhelm everything, but when Edwin blinked, he thought he saw Cooper’s body bleeding into the leather, slipping through the window, seeping into Edwin’s own flesh.


Chapter 49