Chapter Nine
The sun had started to rise when Jessica yawned and opened her eyes slowly. For a moment, she looked nervously toward her bedroom window and halfway expected some demonic monstrosity to be waiting for her. But, thankfully, there was nothing. The only other creature around was Frank, who still slept peacefully beside her. With a sigh, she sat up in bed.
Immediately, she noticed the demon cards had been neatly returned to her desk.
She frowned and her skin tingled with anxiety. It was unlikely that anyone would have entered her room, and she liked to think she would have heard if someone did. However, since she’d been recovering from a hangover, she couldn’t be entirely sure about that.
Reluctantly, she approached her desk for a closer look at the cards. Her frown deepened w
