Plain Fear: Forgiven: A Novel by Leanna Ellis

Author:Leanna Ellis [Ellis, Leanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Romance, Gothic, Christian Books & Bibles, Christian Fiction
ISBN: 1402279795
Amazon: B00CA3SHNW
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Published: 2013-08-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Two

“Why are we here?” Jacob trailed behind in the shade of a live oak. The sidewalk had wide cracks and rifts. The houses crowded together in the little neighborhood as if unsure of themselves. A bold red flag flapped beside one front door, declaring the Buckeyes #1. “Samuel isn’t here,” Jacob complained. “How can I help him if—”

Remiel stopped abruptly.

Jacob swerved to keep from plowing into the arc of the angel’s wing. He tracked Remiel’s laser-like gaze to a young woman who climbed out of a miniature car. She dressed seductively in tight jeans and tighter T-shirt, which emphasized every asset.

“At twilight,” he whispered, the words coming back to him with a rush, “as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.”

Remiel nodded with the cadence of the words from Proverbs. “Then out came a woman to meet him…”

Jacob knew her, knew women like her. She’d lured his brother away from his family and beliefs. Through tight lips, he continued, “Dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent. She is unruly and defiant; her feet never stay at home.”

“Now in the street—”

“Now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.”

Samuel had sniffed after this woman, unable to control himself. Sure, she’d helped him avoid the vampire, Brydon, but now she was simply trouble. A terrible trouble.

Jacob felt it, like a cloud blocking the sun, as a sense of darkness swept over the neighborhood. The air felt heavy and oppressive. He stuck close to Remiel as the powerful angel resumed his walk toward the unassuming house, where that girlfriend of Samuel’s headed. All over the roof, dark creatures perched, their yellow eyes glowing, as if ready to leap on some unsuspecting human.

“I don’t think this is a good idea.” Jacob sidestepped one of the dark creatures, who leered at him and snarled.

“You have nothing to fear,” Remiel stated, his tone firm.

Then why did it feel like he walked through the valley of the shadow of death?

The door opened, and more creatures spewed out of the house. A woman stood in the threshold with a bright smile and auburn hair the shade of Lucille Ball’s once-famous locks. She looked to be in her late fifties, yet she dressed like she was sixteen. Her too-tight jeans pinched her middle and a roll of flesh lopped over the waistband. A cross and dove tattooed the crest of one plump breast. She wore a clump of crystals around her neck and silver rings on her fingers.

“Andi Mitchell? Come in, come in.” The woman introduced herself as Philly. Philly Raven. A made-up name if Jacob ever heard one.

“Who is she?” he whispered to Remiel as if the two women could hear him.

“A medium.”

Jacob sized her up. She looked petite. “Medium what?”

Remiel placed himself in the corner of the room and surveyed the area. “She sees into the spirit world.”

That stopped Jacob. “Can she see us?”

Remiel remained silent.

The small room had a plaid sofa and two brown chairs on either side of a fireplace.

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