The Belial Children (The Belial Series Book 5) by R.D. Brady

Author:R.D. Brady
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3
Publisher: Scottish Seoul Publishing LLC
Published: 2014-11-06T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 52

Thirty minutes later, Henry and Jen hurried from the hospital to the car. “You take the wheel,” Henry said, tossing Jen the keys and heading for the passenger door.

Jen caught the keys one-handed and ran to the driver’s side. She took off as Henry pulled out his phone and dialed.

Laney answered almost immediately. “Anything?”

“Yes,” Henry said. “Linda and Phillip Northgram have a son named Nathaniel.”

Laney’s voice exploded through the cars speakers. “What? How the hell did we miss that?”

“His mother took him away when she left,” Jen said. “Apparently she didn’t think Phillip was ‘father material.’”

“Well, that’s the first thing about her that shows some good sense. Goddamn it. Hold on,” Laney said.

Henry could hear her telling someone to run a check on Nathaniel Northgram.

“Try the mother’s maiden name too. Grayston,” Henry said.

Laney relayed the information before getting back on the line. “What can you tell us about him?”

“He’s a minister somewhere out west. And according to the very chatty nurse we spoke with, he’s one step away from being institutionalized himself. Has the same preoccupation with fallen angels, or abominations as they call them, as his mother. I think this is the break we’ve been waiting for.”

“Let’s hope. When will you be back?”

Henry looked at the clock on the dashboard. “A couple of hours.”

“Then hopefully by the time you get here, we’ll have something to move on.”

“Good.” Henry was about to disconnect when Laney cut in. “Henry, what is her persecution complex about? Who does she think she’s being persecuted by?”

“Believe it or not, fallen angels.”

Laney paused. “Did you guys get any sense off her?”

“No,” Henry said slowly. “We didn’t sense anything.”

“But there was something,” Laney pressed.

“Well, she didn’t react to Jen at all. In fact, the two of them were chatting pretty amicably until I stepped into the room. And then she completely lost it.”

“Any idea why?” Laney asked.

“The nurse said she’s obsessed with giants. She thinks my height may have somehow indicated to her that I was a nephilim. But Laney, she’s psychologically disturbed. Full-blown schizophrenic, with the papers to prove it.”

“She told me about how giants once ruled the United States,” Jen cut in.

Henry looked over at her. “What?”

“Before you came in,” she said. “She was talking about how the Smithsonian had covered up evidence of the giants in America. That the government was conspiring with the Fallen and that none of us were safe.”

“Huh,” Laney said.

“Huh?” Jen asked. “What does that mean?”

“It means,” Laney said, “that Linda may not be as crazy as she sounds.”

“Care to elaborate?” Henry asked.

“It’s not important right now. Look, don’t head back here. I need you guys to head to Chicago.”

“Chicago?” Jen asked.

“That’s where Phillip Northgram lives,” Henry said.

“Exactly,” Laney said. “We’ll run down what information we can from here, but I’m hoping maybe you can get something from the source.”

“Will do,” Jen said. “What are you looking for?”

“Anything he can tell us about his son.” Laney paused, and when she spoke again her voice had a hard edge. “And guys? Don’t be nice.

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