It was a peaceful night when Barrett and his daughter were driving home ... then something happened. Something sinister. Something took Barrett’s daughter from him. Now the only person Barrett can turn to for help is Anson, a man gifted with psychic abilities beyond reason. But Anson is also his ex-boyfriend, a man whose heart he’d already broken. As Anson delves deeper into the circumstances surrounding Barrett’s accident, he begins to realize he’s in a race against time. Whatever has taken Barrett’s daughter is a force of evil beyond anything either man has ever encountered. Can both men put aside their heartaches and past to save Barrett’s daughter from an entity that has the power to destroy them all?

Earthly Concerns

I yearned for the solace of a quiet night’s sleep. My fingers found the quartz under my pillow. It’s cool surface was becoming familiar to my tired fingers. I traced the edges of the stone and held it tight. There would be no peace until I solved the mystery surrounding Barrett’s daughter. It was this understanding that finally allowed me the freedom to fall asleep. There was a way out; all I had to do was find it. No, I had to find the girl. What would I tell Barrett?


I heard the voice hiss one last time against my ear, or maybe it was the feathery wings of a moth.


The next morning I called Barrett and this time he actually answered my call.


“I saw my Aunt Cyn last night, and—”


Barrett interrupted before I could finish.


“That old gypsy?” He snorted into the phone with derision. “I wouldn’t be surprised if she didn’t have missing kids chained in her basement.”


Chapter 13