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

“Let’s get out of here,” he said. Dane tried to shrug him off and Sean turned his back on the witches.The hair at the back of his neck stood on end; it was dangerous, but he did it, and then he leaned close, and hissed in Dane’s ear. “You promised, asshole.”


“I need a confession,” said Dane, and that’s when Sean noticed the tinking had vanished. He stiffened, certain his back was about to be struck by a powerful spell, but all he heard was Hazel’s voice.


“Your time’s up. Back to us, Decrypter. Now.”


Dane glanced over, anger in his eyes, but when Sean nodded slightly, he lowered the gun and slowly turned around.


“We’re not here for a fight,” said Sean again, loudly.


When Adonia spoke she sounded closer than before.


“Then go back to your sad little coffee shop. I’ll do you the decency of letting you know I will be reporting this, not that you deserve any decency. I’m sure your Order will be in touch.”


Chapter 53