Chapter Seventeen
The knowledge that she had some packages waiting for her upstairs instantly restored Jessica’s mood. Giddily, she raced up to her room, excited to find a large box from sss in addition to a couple of smaller ones.
She was about to rip them open, starting with the biggest one, but stopped herself abruptly.
No, I’ll wait, she thought. That’ll give me something to look forward to after I roll the dice again and see what monstrosity I’ll face next. Cards, boxes, Kacey—in that order.
Rather proud of herself that she’d exercised such extreme self-restraint, she left the boxes untouched, retrieved the demon cards, and went back downstairs. She found the group—including Frank—sharing the Chinese takeout she had brought back from her parents’ house. Their portions were small t
