"My proposition, Ma'am, is for you to join my group. There is a threat that we've dealt with, and your town is on the list of the next affected." When he spoke, his teeth glittered dangerously. They were smaller shark teeth, crooked and aggressive and made for thrashing. Kasie steeled her nerves with a thick swallow. Don't make deals with demons. "Uh huh. Anyways, I think it's time for bed." Maybe the recipe mom used triggered something. Kasie turned off the computer and the light. The room was bathed in darkness, the only light coming from the street lamp below. Kasie walked in a big circle around the vague shape of where he stood, keeping out of his arms reach. She turned the light on beside her bed, pulling the covers back. He still stood in the middle of her room, turning to face her. "I do not think you understand the situation at hand, Kassandra." "And I do not think you understand that I'm not playing your demon games. I'm going to bed and sleeping off whatever the hell you are." Kasie watched as he crossed the room, standing at the foot of her bed. His boots clicked against the floor. They sounded like tap shoes, and for a moment she considered him. More than she thought he deserved. "There is a crack in reality, and it is going straight through your town in less than four months. Your town will be overrun by creatures beyond your comprehension, and by then we will be too late." Kasie wasn't a picky girl. She wanted to be an author, and to go on adventures. When she's offered the chance, who was she to turn it down?