Ariana's existence had been surrounded by the 'fruits of life,' first showered upon her by her attentive father, then from the men she'd met and seduced. Then her attention turned to Josh, deciding she'd use her seductive powers to lure him into her web. At first, Josh resisted her, but his resistance was weak, and soon she had him right where she wanted him... well almost. Ariana lived her death as she had lived her life. Believing that anything she wanted, she should have, meanwhile, Josh's life started turning upside down because of Ariana's torment, causing him to break off his engagement to Julia, a woman he dearly loved. Ariana was his dark secret, a secret he so badly wanted to share, but he feared it. His mother and brother, Jake, began to worry about his odd behavior. He wasn't sleeping, and his high level of stress was evident. He often looked mentally misplaced, and as much as they probed, Josh was reluctant to share his torture, but eventually he did. It was by chance, that Josh met Serena, while in a bookstore looking for books on the subject of haunting. Serena was a sensitive, who instantly picked up on Josh's spirit, and she offered to help him, but her gothic attire sent Josh a perilous warning. Still, she knew things, so he decided to trust her, confiding the lustful details of his relationship with the malevolent entity, believing she could help him. Josh had already learned that there had been 'family' problems with that cottage. Generations of family members had owned the property; and a history of murders cursed the cottage, in fact, his grandfather had killed his grandmother, and then himself. The spiritual battle had begun, and with the help of his family, some new friends, medicine, psychiatry, Josh vowed to fight the good fight. Unfortunately, Ariana proved to be an antagonistic rival. She would not have anyone interfering with her quest to control and destroy Josh's life. No one!