“And you’re telling me you’ve stayed on in the house even after all these things happened?” “Well, yes. I’ve put a lot of money into the place. I think I have a right to be there.” Hunter had told Naomi the whole story but now felt put on the defensive. Was the answer always to run away? He wouldn’t do it. Naomi gnawed on a pencil, then put it down to take a swig of Dr. Pepper. “I haven’t come across anything like this recently here in the States—at least as far as the entity you described. Last summer, when I was in Stockholm, there was a case of a small boy seeing something like what you’ve told me. He was terrified.” “If it was anything like what I’ve seen, he had every reason to be.” Hunter leaned forward. “What happened to the boy?” “His parents, unfortunately, withdrew him from t

