Invitation To Evil: A Max MacAulay Novel by Sandler L. Bryson

Author:Sandler L. Bryson [Bryson, Sandler L.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Bedlam House, LLC.
Published: 2021-05-01T16:00:00+00:00

“No problem. I healed your head but there’s still one major problem.”

“What’s that?” Laz asked. A look of concern on his face.

“Well, your wound is healed, but your face is still ugly as hell.”

Laz’s expression changed from one of seriousness to laughter.

“Max, anyone ever tell you that you are a SOB sometimes?”

“OUCH!” Max said. “Are you allowed to use such profane language, father?”

Laz shook his head.

“I guess a priest should be gentler when telling somebody the truth. I will say some Hail Marys.”

They chuckled.

As the laughter died down, Laz’s expression grew serious.

“So are we coming back tomorrow then?” Laz asked.

Max scratched his beard. The rain was picking up.

“Yeah, let’s plan on it for now.”

Laz looked at his friend. He had known Max a long time, long enough to know that something was bothering him.

“What’s wrong?” Laz asked.

Max cleared his throat.

“Something’s off about this whole situation, but I can’t place it right now. I’ve never dealt with a spirit this mischievous and good at hiding before.”

“Are you saying you want to hold off in coming back tomorrow?”

“No,” Max said. “I need do some digging, but let’s plan on coming back tomorrow. If something changes, I’ll let you know.”

Laz nodded.

“Good deal.”

“Now, let’s get out of the rain before we end up catching pneumonia,” Max said.

He turned and headed to his car.

Max strapped on his seat belt as he Laz drove by. The priest honked his horn good-bye as he passed. Max sighed. He watched Laz’s tail lights fade away in the rain. He had spoken truthfully when he had told Laz something was off.

Despite being a detective of the paranormal, Max was not too fond of mysteries. He didn’t mind having to solve an issue, but he liked for the components of the issue to at least make sense within their given milieu. For example, someone plays with magic and unwittingly opens a doorway to the spirit world, something evil comes in and creates chaos in their life, they call Max, Max deals with it. Somebody dies, but feels they still have a lot to do in this life or they’re simply afraid to move on. So, the spirit of the departed stays and haunts a location it was familiar with. The haunted party calls Max and Max comes and reasons with the spirit to pass over to the other side. Those things while outside of the norm, stilled followed the rules of logic. They made sense within the context of his given profession. They were straightforward. Max liked straightforward. This case had failed to be straightforward thus far. Something bothered him about this case. It was something familiar but something he could not recall.

Maybe my MS is affecting my memory, Max thought.

The random consideration made him even more agitated. Max had the same feeling he got whenever someone asked him a question like what artist made a certain song and he couldn’t remember the artist’s name even though it was on the tip of his tongue

“Forget it,” Max said.

There was no use getting worked up about it right now.

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