Demon Frenzy (Demon Frenzy Series Book 1) by Harvey Click

Author:Harvey Click [Click, Harvey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-09-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Sunday morning Amy awoke on the living room sofa to the sounds of hammering and sawing. She stepped outside and saw that Ivan and Red had set up a pair of sawhorses between the house and the barn and were building a crude coffin on top of them. Neoma was standing there watching them, dressed in her usual blue jeans and blue sleeveless work shirt, and when she noticed Amy she came over and led her back into the house.

“You need to cover yourself with incense ointment,” she said. “I’ll help you do your back.”

“Why? Am I leaving the compound?”

“No, but from now on you need to wear it twenty-four seven.”

“Why?”

“Because Sandoval has your hair. I thought our defenses were adequate, but obviously they’re not. We’ve never had a demon in our compound before.”

“You think I attracted it? I mean, it wasn’t even anywhere near me. It found Scotty, not me.”

“No, Mary, I don’t really think you attracted it. I think they’re just beginning to figure out that there’s something interesting going on here. But I don’t know that for certain, and I have to protect my people. We’ve lost one, and we can’t afford to lose any more.”

Amy was seething; it was as if she was being blamed for Scotty’s death. She went to the downstairs bathroom and stripped off her clothes, feeling as if she was being punished by a teacher. They both rubbed the ointment on her body without speaking.

“Keep this jar with you,” Neoma said. “If you get very sweaty you need to rub on some more, and you especially need to renew it before your patrol duty. If it’s any consolation, I’m told it makes terrific mosquito repellent.”

“I’m sure I didn’t attract that thing,” Amy said as she pulled her clothes back on. “I’m sure I didn’t cause Scotty’s death.”

“I don’t think you did either, but I’m responsible for the lives of everyone here and I have to take every precaution. All of us are grateful to you for killing the herky-jerky, and nobody thinks you’re responsible for Scotty’s death.”

Neoma’s voice sounded gentler than usual, but that didn’t help much.

“What the hell are we waiting for anyway?” Amy said. “I mean, if the demons have found us, why don’t we make our move? I’d rather get killed that way than the way Scotty did. Why don’t we storm the Phillips house or whatever it is you intend to do and get it over with?”

“Because we don’t have helicopters and bazookas and the law isn’t on our side. The Phillips house is like a fortress, and it’s always filled with armed men. As far as we can tell, Sandoval has at least twenty men working for him, plus he can get Dilkens on the phone and he and his goons will be there in five minutes.”

“So what can we do?” Amy asked.

“All we can do is wait for the right time—and I’m depending on you to let me know when that time comes.”

“Me?” Amy said, but Neoma was already leaving the bathroom.

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