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

“Yeah, I believe you know your way around that paddle,” he said instead.


But his sarcasm only made Sean’s smile the more smug. He stood and Dane could see the bulge forming in his pants, making Dane wonder. Sean might have been a lot wilder before he settled down in his role as professor. Dane hadn’t considered that—been too focused on how typical Sean was to consider that. Plus, with his age…But he was in good shape, and had been up for everything else they’d done so far.


Oh, fuck him. Dane was tempted. Really tempted. He drank his beer until it was gone, then glanced at the stone fireplace across from the couch, unable to look at Sean.


“Not like you to turn down a challenge,” said Sean.


“You can have my ass, but no kink,” said Dane, setting his empty bottle down hard to punctuate that. “My wrists are still raw.”


Chapter 70