Betrayed by a lover, Jamie rents an isolated cabin on Lake Huron, wanting only to be left alone. Instead, he is pulled from his solitary existence as an artist and tumbles headlong into the legend of Saint Nicolas.<br><br>As a young man, Nicolas accidentally killed a man intent on murdering three children, only to have the man's malicious spirit rise up against him. Fleeing through the centuries from the Krampus, the evil troll-like creature that dogs his steps, Nico finds refuge with the young artist who takes him into his home and bed. But Jamie has questions. Who is Nicolas, and why does the Krampus want to destroy him?<br><br>When the Krampus begins to torment and torture anyone Nico comes in contact with to punish him, Jamie's life is put in danger. And Jamie isn't sure whether he can help Nico defeat his nemesis or if he's merely a pawn in the Krampus's game.

Nicolas

With care he reached out a hand and touched Nico’s face. His breath caught, then settled back into the rhythm of sleep. Jamie listened to him for a moment, wanting to be held against his strong chest. He ached to make love, drive off the nightmare, have Nico’s gorgeous cock in his mouth. His lips parted as he imagined its delicious thickness sliding over his tongue, lodging in his throat.


But more than that, he wanted to wake Nico up and talk to him. The man fascinated and frightened him at the same time. “What’s your story, baby?” he whispered, knowing there were depths to Nico he might never plumb. And who was Piter to him? He knew beyond a doubt they were linked together. He shuddered. The butcher in his dream had Piter’s eyes. Did that mean anything at all? Or was it his jealousy that gave the monster the same intense green eyes?


Chapter 23