Good thing I didn't keep regular hours at work or I'd have a lot of explaining to do about not showing up. I couldn't tell Malone about Galen, he would surely seek Galen out and stake him. So, I called Mike and apologized for not showing up the day before and used the attempted r**e by a demon as an excuse for needing some time alone. I felt bad about it because I knew he felt bad about the whole situation, but it was all I could think of at the time.
I stood on my porch and took a deep breath of the cool autumn air as it gently whooshed around me. Not too strong, just enough it made the leaves dance around me. The sun shone bright and dazzling in a perfect blue sky, not a cloud in sight. A breeze kept moving around me, gently lifting my hair and caressing my skin like an invisible lover
