A mysterious man has come to Spirit Falls. Does he have something to do with the new diner, or maybe the disappearance of the town's mayor? Sheriff John Darkman needs to find out the answers to both questions. Noah Graham is also curious about the mystery man and the new diner. Then he meets the man, Arik Dalca, who offers him a job as a waiter there. When the mayor reappears and begins to sicken, John and Noah discover the real reason Arik has come to town. Shocked and horrified, they are drawn into what is happening in their town. In the process of trying to stop the horror, Noah begins to fall for Ewan, one of Arik's team members, and John is drawn to Arik himself. Can the four men -- and the town -- survive what is to come?

The Diner

“Of course it is. For both of you. That is…” Arik’s gaze when he looked at John was for a brief moment filled with naked desire. Then he schooled his features to appear businesslike again “If the two of you think you’d be willing to give up what you do now, and leave this town and your families.”


“Myfamily is my grandmother at this point. To be honest it would be hard to leave her. What would I tell her?”


“The truth comes to mind. I don’t think she’s a stupid woman. At least from what little I’ve seen of her. I’d be willing to bet she knows something is going on.”


“Spies and counterspies.” John chuckled. “When we were talking about the mayor returning with the information he’d been given on you, that was one scenario we came up with. The evil spy wanted the mayor to force you to leave town so you wouldn’t thwart his nefarious plan.”


Chapter 27