Jesse Madding finds himself caught between three gorgeous men, an ancient demon, and a dedicated group of cultists ...<br><br>A simple case for Gideon Keel and Jesse Madding turns into something far more complicated when they discover their friend's trouble-prone nephew was doing a lot more than just studying demon history. Jonah stole a holy book, and now the cultists he stole it from want it back.<br><br>Protecting Jonah becomes even more vital when Jesse learns just who it is the cultists worship -- Castelain, an immortal demon who walks between worlds. Jesse finally has a name for the creature that stole Black John's power, the creature that wiped Gideon's memory, and the creature that possessed Emma. Might he also have a name for the being that nearly took his life and kidnapped Emma?

However Long the Night

He was vaguely amused to hear his own accent when he spoke—it was always thicker when he was in England. He kept the conversation brief, focusing on the task instead of the earlier image of Jonah’s broken smile.


“Stay there until the police arrive, sir.”


Jesse took that as his cue to end the call. “They’ll be here in a few minutes.”


“We shouldn’t be here for that.” Gideon grimaced. “I can’t believe I’m suggesting this, but why don’t you just teleport us back, and we’ll tell Derek in person? He’s going to want to know what you saw anyway.”


Jesse had no problem agreeing with Gideon’s suggestion. He was worried about Jonah—literally worried sick. But this didn’t appear to be an investigation that needed to involve him. Jonah wasn’t the type of person to spend a night alone. Jesse didn’t like to think so, but it seemed perfectly plausible that this time, Jonah invited home the wrong man


Not that he would say as much to Derek.


Chapter 3