Chapter Ten
“So, did you tell the preacher about me?” the imp asked as soon as Jessica returned to her Jeep. She and Pastor Norman were each in their respective cars and now headed back to Grandma Ethel’s house.
She jumped at the sound of the creature’s voice. Her mind was so preoccupied with the offer the pastor had made that she had managed to momentarily forget about her familiar.
“Well? Did you?” he asked impatiently.
“No, it slipped my mind,” she mumbled as she cranked the Jeep engine. She checked her rearview mirror and saw Pastor Norman in his car. He made eye contact with her, gestured for her to go ahead, and indicated that he would follow her. She flashed him a thumbs-up before pulling out of her parking space and onto the road.
“Oh, really? It slipped your mind, you say? Ho
