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

“Stop that,” said Sean, not knowing what else to do. He did have a good reprimand voice, having practiced on a number of students. Percival actually did as told and removed his foot. When he looked uphe offered a horrible grin.


“Wish I could let you go. I don’t have a problem with civilians, even if they do pick shitty lovers.”


“I’m actually very good in bed,” said Dane, and Percival kicked him again, this time in the back, hard. Dane gasped. “I wasn’t offering anything to you.”


Percival kicked him twice more, then, because he seemed to like it, continued, cheeks flushed, eyes alight. Sean could only imagine the magic was affecting him, too. He shouted until Percival stopped, backed off, and leaned up against a tree, half-panting, half-laughing.


“He’s right, you know. I wouldn’t want to kill you so soon.”


Chapter 58