Dead Man and the Army of Frogs by Harper Lou

Author:Harper, Lou
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: urban fantasy, demon, paranormal, witch, ghost, spirit, necromancer, mm, gay romance, necromancy
Publisher: Lou Harper

Chapter Five

Getting all his ghostly ducks in a row took Denton longer than he would've liked, but he refused to leave anything to chance. The stakes were too high. If they didn't successfully banish the murderous remains of Carlton Gorman now, chances were they never would. He and Bran were excruciatingly thorough in their preparations. A week after meeting Lyn in the sandwich shop he was finally ready to have another go at Uncle Carl.

As instructed, Lyn Burke had talked to people about taking Sean to a child psychiatrist for his behavioral problems—every time within earshot of the boy, and—hopefully—his imaginary friend. Then, the day before the Big Night she called Bran from home and set up an appointment for the next evening. Before leaving home, she put a few drops of a potion prepared by Bran into Sean's cocoa. Bran via Denton assured her the potion was harmless, but would make the boy drowsy.

The sun set at half past five and by 6:30 p.m. it was completely dark outside. Denton crouching on the balcony among empty flowerpots was nothing but a shadow worthy of no one's attention. The living room, on the other hand, bathed in light—thanks to the ceiling light and not one but two floor lamps. Denton had an excellent view.

Lyn Burke arrived at quarter to seven, carrying the sleepy Sean in her arms. She barely flinched spotting Murry sitting atop a tall dresser they'd moved to its current position a few hours ago. They'd rearranged the living room for the occasion, rolling up the carpet and moving it and a few other few pieces of furniture into the study and the bedroom.

Three chairs, well spaced out, occupied the middle of the room now. One of them sat on a plastic floor mat. Denton watched as Lyn sat Sean down on it and stepped away, all the way to the doorway. From his vantage point he could clearly see the murky shape of the spirit clinging to the boy.

"Go," Denton whispered into his phone.

Bran's shoulder-length hair hid the Bluetooth headset he wore in one ear. Without even glancing in Denton's direction he leaned down and picked up the box of sea salt from the bottom shelf of the book case and used it to draw a circle around the chair. At the same time Murry stood up on his hind legs and reached a paw for the light switch directly above him. The moment the salt circle closed, the room went dark and the pentagram and the symbols under the chair glowed in pale yellow. It had been Denton's idea to use ultra-violet fluorescent ink for drawing and to put bulbs producing blacklight into the floor lamps.

Denton stood and pushed the balcony door open. "Don't worry, Lyn, everything's fine," he said. As his eyes got used to the dark he saw Bran's arm stretched over the circle, one hand on the boy's forehead. He heard the murmur of incantation. Bran was putting a spell of torpidity on Sean.

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