Chapter 68: Humans Admire Weakness

She half lifted a hand, opened her mouth to comment, closed it. Human?

"And where might you be going with Sister Julia?"

If she hadn't had an encounter with the demon earlier and then with the nightmare from her past, she would've fainted, or broken out in a sweat, or maybe hyperventilated. But her body was all reacted out. She slowly turned and faced the reverend, vaguely aware of John doing the same.

She hated the way the reverend called her Sister Julia as if that made her part of his delusional flock and gave him some authority over her. She never came near him or his followers and had no excuse for being here. She could pretend to have an assignation with John but the reverend would pounce on that as ungodly behavior.