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

Dane made only enough coffee for two cups and only had one piece of the french toast, but he did top it with whiskey as well as the bananas. Yeah, he was definitely not the kind of person to have a relationship with. But damn, Sean did not want to live without these breakfasts.


“Can I tempt you with a quick fuck?” asked Dane.


Sean was loading the dishwasher and wiping down the counter. Sean took a breath, finding his cock liked the idea, but he had a feeling if he succumbed to Dane’s offer they’d get nothing done and he’d be stuck another week without getting any closer to solving Bethany’s murder. Since BigFroot was closed on Sundays, they had to drop by today.


“Only as a reward for choking down a smoothie. We really ought to find out if that was what killed her before the trail gets any colder.”


“Fucking professors. You don’t know how to procrastinate.”


“It’s an art,” said Dane. “A fucking art. Art never leads to problems.”


Chapter 43