Chapter Twenty-Four
Grandma Ethel’s dining room table was filled with delicious sandwiches, salads, soup, and breadsticks for Sunday lunch. She cast a barrier spell to keep all the cats out of the room so that everyone could eat in peace. Except for Grace, of course.
Jessica sat at the full table. It was crowded with her parents, Grandma Ethel, Pastor Norman, and Chad. Todd was missing, but only because he was still recovering in the hospital wing of the academy. An empty fold-up chair leaned against the wall. It had been brought because Jessica assumed he would have been released by now.
“The nurses want to keep him longer for observation. You know, to make sure there aren’t any unexpected side-effects from the demon attack. That happens sometimes,” Chad had explained. “So far, so good
