Kelley Armstrong - Release the demon under promise that I'd be repa

Release the demon under promise that I'd be repaid handsomely, my enemies destroyed? Hmm, where had I seen this before? Oh, right. Every demon horror movie ever made. And the horror part started right after the releasing part.

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Armstrong, Kelley. Personal Demon. Bantam Spectra, 2008.

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