he writhing black mass clinging to the back of Byron's neck. The curse

eeling the weight of her stare. He cleared

ice gruff. "What subject

y, leaning her body slightly forward. She

e steering wheel tighter.

aid, his voice thick with suppressed anger. "Don't worry. Eve

hit Alice's chest. She re

softly, brushing her fingers again

the fabric, Alice silently chanted an

nergy shot from her fingertips. It pierced

ing shriek. It dissolved instantly, melt

crushing migraine that had plagued him for months vanished in

figured slamming that guard onto the hoo

g into the worn seat. She took ano

eyes were soft. "Like I said, we might be poor,

ady calculating how many high-paying exorcism jobs

o a tree-lined boulevard on the outskirt

llic scent flood

od. It was the scent o

into her pocket, pulling out three ancie

. He thought she was playing with a toy. "I'll buy you

d the coins in her hands and s

onto the rough d

exagram was absolute. Ab

es locked onto the massive inte

n's foot shifted, pressing down o

ed, her voice crackin

ority in her voice shocked him. He turne

nds clamping onto the steering wheel. She violently jerk

and hurt her, he slammed his heavy work boot

e truck violently lurched forward, stopping less t

em. Drivers screamed c

e turned to Alice, his face red with anger

ned hi

ght from the left. It was doing speeds well over the legal l

't even

rsection, violently T-boning three seda

sideways, its gas tank rupturing as it scraped against the asphalt, sen

pot where Byron's tr