Detective Thaddeus Ezax is in over his head. He’s the only wizard in Rockshade’s Paranormal Investigations Department, and it was his name that got him the job. The Ezaxs are known as some of the most powerful wizards in the world, but Thaddeus isn’t your average Ezaxs. Is it any wonder his family shuns him? When a kidnapping case is dropped into his lap, Thaddeus must act fast. While most five-year-olds can cast a location spell, Thaddeus can't and is forced to get creative. When he finds himself in possession of a black market werewolf skull with a ghost trapped inside, accidentally releases the spirit, and somehow forms a connection with it, things get even crazier. Sandulf Hunter doesn’t remember dying, but he remembers the last thing he saw before everything went black -- a wizard. All wizards must die! The only problem is, the wizard standing next to him smells too damned good, so good Sandy thinks he might have to keep him. And since wherever Thaddeus goes, Sandulf finds himself yanked along, he might not have a choice in the matter anyway.

Soul Eater

The silence rang in Sandy’s ears as he tried coming up with a plan. He could move around a little, could go outside, but what could he achieve there? Where were the others? Shouldn’t there be like twelve women around? Why women? If he planned on using Thaddeus, why had he only picked up women before?


Thaddeus didn’t reply—of course, he didn’t.


A tiny blue spark lit the dark from underneath Thaddeus. Sandy jumped to his feet. “Can you break the spell?”


He reached for Thaddeus, but his hands only slid through. “Oh, for fuck’s sake. How hard can it be to get my brain to understand I can’t touch things?”


Reaching in, partly underneath Thaddeus but mostly through him, he held his hand up to Thaddeus’. “Can you give me energy?”


The wave hitting his palm was much weaker than it normally was. The slow trickle of heat, not nearly as intense. It took a few seconds, but then Sandy grew more solid.


“I’m gonna help you sit up, babe. Ready?”


Chapter 36