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

“Please,” Barrett’s pleaded, “take me instead. I will make the right choice. I will. Please!”


The demon moved away suddenly and with the removal of its weight, Barrett fell forward. Its hideous laughter echoed so loudly the ground again began to shake. I turned back and saw the thing in full sight for the first time and in seeing it, I felt my breath catch in my throat.


It indeed stood on two legs that appeared bowed like the haunches of a deer. Its torso was thick and covered in black shadows that moved with the demon. Its arms were long and dragged at the ground. Each hand appeared to have three long vicious looking claws that made a sound like a cruel wind when they moved. I wanted to see its face but it had turned away. I could only make out two massive bullhorns twisting up from what I could only describe as a triangular head. I saw no more because just beyond it, I could see the body of Hilary. I saw Barrett struggle to get up and move towards her.


Chapter 26