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

“And just the fucking. I don’t want to hear about your shitty ass students or dean drama.”


“As long as you promise not to drag the Order in on me,” said Sean. They were talking like he’d be given a pass this time. Good. If Dane’s recommendation was taken, Sean figured he could stay out of theparanormal shit. He wasn’t any good at fighting, anyway, and doubted he could kill someone like Dane had.


“Deal. Damn. Ned’s going to miss you,” said Dane, flopping three fresh pancakes onto Sean’s plate. He poured more coffee.


“I can’t see Ned every now and then?” Sean ate with relief, glad they’d made it past the places their conversations could have snagged onto an argument. “He’s not with the Order either, you said.”


“Okay, asshole, but that’s on you,” said Dane, taking another gulp of his spiked coffee. He paused. “Huh. Probably should check in with him. Haven’t really spoken recently—snapped at his ass this weekwhen he interrupted me writing that report.”


Chapter 72