At the end of the 19th century, in a very remote village, a strange custom is observed by the children - on certain special days, they are allowed advance toward a banqueting table, and gorge themselves on delicious food, only they must never let go of the silken string they have been given to hold.

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Jonah is forced to take medical leave. Cole's relationship with her fiancé is crumbling under the weight of her paranormal career choice. And Kaylyn's lingering connection to the other side-particularly Jonah's dead mother-leaves her with far more questions than she has time to deal with. But the paranormal doesn't take a vacation, and the team is thrown into a whole new investigation when an unseen force threatens a local family in their own home. When their first night in the home turns up nothing, Kaylyn discovers that her mysterious connection to the other side might be the only way to find answers-if only she can find a way to explain her "hunches" to the rest of the team. But communication from beyond the divide isn't always what it seems, adding a whole new layer of mystery and confusion as the sisters try to decipher which threats are deadly and which are simply unanswered pleas for attention. Book 2 in the Aicil Paranormal Files Join the members of Aicil, a centuries old organization dedicated to researching and fighting the forces that stalk humankind from just beyond the veil of darkness. Hauntings, occult objects, supernatural beings.... they're just the beginning for these investigators. No matter how far you run, some demons never stay in the past.