Chapter Ten
On the ride back to Ethel’s house, she and Pastor Norman disclosed precisely what Jessica and Chad had feared they would—Christa’s mother hadn’t known anything about the demon cards.
Jessica sighed. “So back to square one, then—wait for the demon and see what happens.”
“No, not see what happens. Kill the blasted thing and carry on,” Pastor Norman corrected her.
“I couldn’t have said it better myself,” Grandma Ethel said with an approving nod.
They all exited the truck and headed inside the house but came to a screeching halt the moment they stepped through the door.
It took her—and the rest of them, judging from the looks of it—several seconds to understand what they heard. Jessica initially thought one of the cats was screeching in an abnormally loud manner. Then she rea
