CHAPTER NINE
I let out a gasp as an invisible cold hand latched on to my wrist. The grip was bone-chilling, and the heavy breathing that rang in my ear made me let out a scream.
Sheol had remained on the other side of the gates, and he now swooped from side to side. “Back in here! Quickly!”
I wrestled with my invisible assailant at the same time I tried to drag myself back to the gates. Whoever, or whatever it was, had a hold of me that was strong, but not impossibly so. I also had the help of a sharp stone just outside the gate. My heel hit the rock and I tumbled backward, taking my assailant with me.
We both fell onto the threshold with half my body in the yard and the other half out. My attacker proved to be likewise situated as their upper body became visible. I wish it had
