Stay Away (The Beocraftian Gambit Book One)

Kevin carries the scars of a double tragedy: his parents' murder eighteen years ago, and his fiancée's torture and death just a year past. Desperate to escape the ghosts haunting him, he relocates to an unfamiliar city seeking redemption and a fresh start. His carefully constructed walls begin to crumble when he meets Natasha, whose father leads a dangerous hunt against Kevin's kind—a connection that defies every instinct screaming at him to run.

Their fragile bond shatters when Kevin discovers a mutilated detective's body, the same investigator who had pursued leads into his fiancée's murder months earlier. The revelation forces a devastating choice: a malevolent creature from Kevin's nightmarish past has resurfaced, hungry for suffering and obsessed with tormenting him through those he loves. To keep Natasha alive, Kevin must sever their connection completely—or condemn her to become the ghoul's next plaything.