That was the devil's print on the bargain, wasn't it? The trade they had to make. "Tara...the monsters outside? They come and go. They're scary as fuck but so far nothing's come that stayed."

He sighed and held Tara close, wishing he could banish the demons outside and inside her, get her to trust in them again.

"And that fucked up face-stealing thing? The ice bees a couple weeks ago? They don't tangle you up in debts and retaliation and shit. It doesn't follow you."