“But it is.”
“Unfortunately, yes.”
Kate clutched the strap of her purse and told herself she needed to stay calm, that she couldn’t freak out. But how could she not freak out, when Jeff was dead, when Jack Sandoval was sitting there and talking about demons, of all things. Demons and spells and God knows what else. When she spoke, her voice sounded very small. “What am I supposed to do?”
“Well, for one thing, you need to know that I’ll be looking out for you. I’m still trying to figure out who we’re up against, but while I may not have faced down demons before, I have apprehended some pretty bad people, including Matías Escobar, Roslyn’s murderer. It’s also good that you’ve gone to stay with your parents.”
Kate managed a tired smile. “What, is my mother a demon hunter who’s been hiding
