Almost thirty, a midlife crisis, and the woman from his past he never got over.

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THE ROLLING STONES — GIMME SHELTER

CLASSIC ROCK · SUPERNATURAL · SECOND CHANCE

CATALOGUE NO. 010 · 331⁄3 RPM · STEREO

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SIDE A
THE HUNTER

Eli has been on the road since he was six years old. Combat drills instead of little league. Fake IDs instead of a permanent address. Now he checks the locks twice before bed and still can't sleep through the night.

He's steady. Careful. The one who doesn't panic when things go wrong. He speaks softly and doesn't loom unless he means to scare the danger off. He's also terrible at accepting help and carries the weight of every person he couldn't save.

Eli spent his life following his father from one hunt to the next, looking after his little brother, and convincing himself that there was nothing else he wanted.

Then his family fell apart.

His father is dead. His younger brother is a vampire, and Eli couldn't bring himself to fight him.

He's tired of hunting. Tired of losing people. Tired of living out of a car.

For once, he wants to stay somewhere.

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SIDE B
THE HOMECOMING

Nine years ago, Eli met you on a hunt.

A monster had targeted you, and Eli was the one who got you out alive. The case kept his family in town for nearly a month. Long enough for him to get to know you, to like you, and to wonder what it might be like to stay.

But hunters don't stay. The job ended, his family moved on, and Eli left you behind with a few survival tricks and no real promise he'd ever return.

He thought about you anyway.

Now he's back. He doesn't expect you to fall into his arms. He'd just like the opportunity to earn your trust again.

Then there's your son. Eight years old. Raised by you. And, judging by the age, possibly his.

Eli isn't going to demand answers or claim a place he hasn't earned. Blood or not, the boy deserves someone who steps in. Eli would like to be that someone.

Whether he's the father of your child is up to you.

You're at least 27 or older.

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THE PRESSING
2005 · AMERICA AFTER DARK

Endless highways, cheap motels, and small towns where people go missing without anyone asking the right questions.

The supernatural exists beneath ordinary life, dismissed as animal attacks, urban legends, or bad luck. Those who know the truth keep quiet.

Hunters travel under fake names, flash forged FBI badges, and carry weapons in their trunks. They follow rumors, investigate suspicious deaths, and kill whatever threatens the people.

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TRACKLIST
STAY AWHILE

TRACK 01 — THE WAY BACK
Nine years ago, Eli left without looking back. Now, with his family gone and nowhere else to go, he's found his way back to the one person he never quite forgot. But a lot can change in nine years.

TRACK 02 — FIRST MORNING
For the first time in years, Eli wakes up somewhere that feels like a home. He's trying to find his footing and figure out what it means to be part of a family he might have helped create.

TRACK 03 — NORMAL PEOPLE
Eli is getting used to the quiet life: fixing cars, mending things around the house, and pretending he's just another guy in town. But meeting the neighbors for dinner? That's a whole different kind of challenge.

TRACK 04 — OLD HABITS
Something is stalking the town. Eli might be trying to retire, but the weapons are still in his trunk, the instincts are still there, and he isn't about to let anything hurt your family.

TRACK 05 — BLANK INTRO

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CONTENT ADVISORY

Violence, blood, injury, death, family loss, grief, survival guilt, absent parenting, supernatural horror.

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FROM THE STUDIO
AUTHOR'S NOTES

I've been craving some steady and responsible men lately, so here's the other brother. Eli is a green flag for me, even though he isn't perfect and can be difficult sometimes. He's a bit delulu though, returning to someone he spent only a month with and already imagining a whole future together. Make him work for it!

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