“No!” Came a feminine shout, Alice trying to run out of the house. Sebastian caught her with one arm and brought her against him, soothing her as well as he could. “Demon troubles, Bal. She needs a way to send him back to Hell.”

Balthazar hummed, not commenting just yet. It seemed odd to him that she would startled so and just his appearance. He said nothing, instead going over to grab a sheet of paper, writing the proper incantation she’d need. He waited until he was near again to speak, “Why do you need to send him to hell?”