From the New Decameron, a true story of a haunting of the Great Hall of the Villa of the Saracen, an architectural jewel on the Piazza di Bellosguardo, Florence.

Father Andreas Resch, the psychiatrist, exorcist and demonologist, bent down to give me a hug. Andreas was my mentor, confessor and friend.

“You are spiritually vulnerable, you are aware of that yes? Ring me at the convent if anything strange occurs,” he murmured.

“Really Andreas, the creatures and I have established a tolerant modus vivendi.”

“Don’t be flippant about this Isabella. Promise me you’ll be careful.”
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