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

Jesse saw the glimmer near the bottom of a sheet with a coffee ring stain in the upper corner. He must have stiffened or reacted some way, because Derek sat down next to him and peered over his shoulder.


Silently, Jesse pointed at the phrase. Now that he’d seen it, it leapt from the page. He strongly suspected he’d find it repeated in the other languages he hadn’t recognized.


Derek shook his head. “Enlighten the ignorant masses here. What does it say?”


“It says that Jonah finally figured out what he was looking for.” He ran his thumb over the phrase, then pointed to the first word. “A votary is a worshipper. Really devout. Maybe even a fanatic. Castelain is a name. Or a keeper of a castle.”


Chapter 6