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haven’t thought about it.”
Her face clouded over. “You need to think about it, Deary.”
On top of the demons, there were also Satanists who were after the book. While Satanists had no supernatural powers, they could take me out more easily because crucifixes and holy water didn’t work on them.
What a mess I found myself in. You’d think with all the trouble in my life, I would have been freaking out. But I wasn’t. Don’t get me wrong, I was scared to death. But this time I knew I had heaven on my side. Guy was my angel, stripped of his wings because he loved me. I knew he and Harrison were tracking the demon stalking me. He wouldn’t let me down.
By the time I got home, the sun had dipped below Camelback Mountain, painting the sky with a reddish-golden hue. I walked cautiously into the quiet house. Shadows were creeping up all around me. I immediately started turning on lights. Suze wouldn’t be home for at least another hour, so I busied myself checking the windows and doors for any sign of entry. I went to my room to see if it had been ransacked. Nothing seemed out of place.
I returned to the kitchen. If we had the ingredients, I was going to make enchilada pie. I wasn’t hungry after gorging myself on shrimp creole, but I knew Suze would be. Cooking would keep my mind occupied and off my troubles.
I was checking the pantry when I heard a sound in the garden. A chill slid down my back, as the fine hairs on my arms stood on end. The demon , I thought. Yet as frightened as I was, my adrenaline started pumping.
I rushed to the bay window over the sink that looked out into garden. I saw her crawling among the shrubs. At least I thought it was her. My next actions made no sense, but you can’t count on a girl to make sense when she’s hopped up on adrenaline.
I raced to the back door, flung it open, and dashed out into the yard.
“I see you, Erin!” I called.
She was lurking in the shadows behind the dracaena bush. She crouched stone still, not moving a muscle.
Just then my adrenaline stopped pumping. I was starting to get the feeling that maybe it wasn’t Erin. Like last time, all I could see was her red windbreaker—if, indeed, it was a red windbreaker. I was beginning to have my doubts.
Whoever was lurking behind the bush was definitely wearing red. But in the light of dusk I could see it was a different shade than Erin’s windbreaker. I could hear the person breathing. The breaths were coming in shallow, ragged bursts, and I thought the person was either frightened or about to attack.
I measured the distance between myself and the back door. If it was Erin hiding in the shadows, I could make it. If it was a man or a monster, I was in deep trouble.
Okay , I thought. No sense running. Do not show fear, which was a lot easier to think than it was to do. I glanced down at my hands. They were trembling.
Stop it!
The person in the shadows moved. I got the sense he wanted to run away, but since it wasn’t full dark yet, there weren’t many shadows to hide in.
I was also getting the feeling he was frightened. This may have been a trick my mind was playing on me, but it gave me confidence. I took a deliberate step toward the bush. “Erin?” I called, keeping my voice gentle. “I know it’s you, Erin. Come on out. It’s cool.”
Sixty seconds passed and the person didn’t move. That’s when I got an idea. “Ibwa!” I called loudly. “I command you to show yourself.”
After a moment’s hesitation, a horrid little creature emerged from behind the bush. I screamed.
Chapter Nine
The creature standing before me was three-and-a-half feet in height, with bright red, leathery skin, and canine-like features. It had tiny bat wings protruding from its back, which seemed useless since I was certain the flimsy wings could not be used for flying.
Instinctively I yanked my crucifix from my neck and thrust it at the beast.
The thing took a cowering step backward, tripped over its own
Her face clouded over. “You need to think about it, Deary.”
On top of the demons, there were also Satanists who were after the book. While Satanists had no supernatural powers, they could take me out more easily because crucifixes and holy water didn’t work on them.
What a mess I found myself in. You’d think with all the trouble in my life, I would have been freaking out. But I wasn’t. Don’t get me wrong, I was scared to death. But this time I knew I had heaven on my side. Guy was my angel, stripped of his wings because he loved me. I knew he and Harrison were tracking the demon stalking me. He wouldn’t let me down.
By the time I got home, the sun had dipped below Camelback Mountain, painting the sky with a reddish-golden hue. I walked cautiously into the quiet house. Shadows were creeping up all around me. I immediately started turning on lights. Suze wouldn’t be home for at least another hour, so I busied myself checking the windows and doors for any sign of entry. I went to my room to see if it had been ransacked. Nothing seemed out of place.
I returned to the kitchen. If we had the ingredients, I was going to make enchilada pie. I wasn’t hungry after gorging myself on shrimp creole, but I knew Suze would be. Cooking would keep my mind occupied and off my troubles.
I was checking the pantry when I heard a sound in the garden. A chill slid down my back, as the fine hairs on my arms stood on end. The demon , I thought. Yet as frightened as I was, my adrenaline started pumping.
I rushed to the bay window over the sink that looked out into garden. I saw her crawling among the shrubs. At least I thought it was her. My next actions made no sense, but you can’t count on a girl to make sense when she’s hopped up on adrenaline.
I raced to the back door, flung it open, and dashed out into the yard.
“I see you, Erin!” I called.
She was lurking in the shadows behind the dracaena bush. She crouched stone still, not moving a muscle.
Just then my adrenaline stopped pumping. I was starting to get the feeling that maybe it wasn’t Erin. Like last time, all I could see was her red windbreaker—if, indeed, it was a red windbreaker. I was beginning to have my doubts.
Whoever was lurking behind the bush was definitely wearing red. But in the light of dusk I could see it was a different shade than Erin’s windbreaker. I could hear the person breathing. The breaths were coming in shallow, ragged bursts, and I thought the person was either frightened or about to attack.
I measured the distance between myself and the back door. If it was Erin hiding in the shadows, I could make it. If it was a man or a monster, I was in deep trouble.
Okay , I thought. No sense running. Do not show fear, which was a lot easier to think than it was to do. I glanced down at my hands. They were trembling.
Stop it!
The person in the shadows moved. I got the sense he wanted to run away, but since it wasn’t full dark yet, there weren’t many shadows to hide in.
I was also getting the feeling he was frightened. This may have been a trick my mind was playing on me, but it gave me confidence. I took a deliberate step toward the bush. “Erin?” I called, keeping my voice gentle. “I know it’s you, Erin. Come on out. It’s cool.”
Sixty seconds passed and the person didn’t move. That’s when I got an idea. “Ibwa!” I called loudly. “I command you to show yourself.”
After a moment’s hesitation, a horrid little creature emerged from behind the bush. I screamed.
Chapter Nine
The creature standing before me was three-and-a-half feet in height, with bright red, leathery skin, and canine-like features. It had tiny bat wings protruding from its back, which seemed useless since I was certain the flimsy wings could not be used for flying.
Instinctively I yanked my crucifix from my neck and thrust it at the beast.
The thing took a cowering step backward, tripped over its own
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