‘Lead us not into temptation,’ I said. ‘But deliver us from evil. Isn’t that how it goes?’ Deirdre licked her lips. The goon shut the box and stepped back. ‘Are you certain, Dresden?’ Nicodemus said in a quiet voice. ‘This is your very last chance.’ I slumped weakly. There didn’t seem to be much of a point to bravado anymore. I’d made the call, and that was that. ‘I’m certain. Fuck off, Nick.’
