Dane's a Decrypter down on his luck -- after accidentally dispatching the wrong creature, he's sent to a small town where the cryptids he hunts are sparse. Crypt Coffee becomes his business front, but instead of a thrilling new mission on the side, he's stuck sending ghosts back to where they came from. Dane can annoy customers, at least, and tries to scare off Professor Sean Sanderson when he starts poking around too much.<br><br>But Sean isn’t about to stay away. Not when he hears about the murder of a former student, and definitely not if young, exciting Dane has information about it. But the more he allows himself to get dragged into this supernatural world of monsters and ghosts, the more the danger escalates. And if Sean and Dane aren’t careful, tracking down a murderer who can use magic might just get them killed.

Bad Seed

“We don’t need your protection,” said Hazel. “We’re doing things legally, and you can bet your already-claimed ass we can defend ourselves.” Sean opened his mouth, but she continued. “All you needto know is this: my mother filed the paperwork the moment we knew what Bethany was into. It’s all legal, you can go back to your little love den and confirm it with whoever you want.”


“But you did threaten her,” said Dane.


“And I won’t admit it again after this. If you’re here to pin it on us, you’re scum. Bethany was the only person doing anything wrong. She cut into our profits, too, and she was threatening to blow the cover on magic. Your issue is with her—we figure it’s why the Order didn’t want to wait to process the paperwork, just took care of it themselves.”


Sean interrupted him, suspecting objecting to this would lead to a fight.


Chapter 30