The Devil Wore A Brown Suit novel Chapter 12

 The three of us walk towards the bar.

             "Sam, who is that at the bar? Is it Bowen? That looks like Bowen!” I ask.

            I don't give Sam time to answer I run for the bar. I run straight to Bowen. It is Bowen. I hope he is here to help. He turns around and looks straight at me. He smiles but it's a sad smile.

            He reaches for me, but at this very moment, I'm not sure what to do. I have no idea whose side he's on. “Why are you here Bowen?" I ask him. "Are you here for me or are you here for my brother?"

            Bowen looks at us. “I’m not here for you. I'm here for Camilla Dawn. She summoned me.” 

            I’m very confused. I don't understand "what do you mean? How did she summon you?”  I ask.

            ”Quite simple, her protection spell, she bound it to me.“ He answers.

            It seems odd to me Bowen is here now. Why hasn't he come sooner? Surely they're looking for me in the underworld. Maybe they expect me to take care of Damnation. Who knows? Camilla must be powerful if she was able to summon him. I wonder if there's something else she's not telling me. I wonder where she is. Something is not right!

            "Mayhem, can you please come with me for a second?" I say as I take him by the hand and lead him away.

             I lead him silently out of the bar. "What is it," he asks me.

            "Not yet let's walk a little farther," I tell him as I keep leading him down the street. I'm not sure how far I should go. I just hold his hand and keep walking.

            "Don't you find it odd I've been on the topside for 5 days this is the first day someone has shown up from the underworld?"  I ask him.

            As the words come out of my mouth I can tell he's thinking the same thing.  “Bowen raised Daniel and loved him like a son. There is no way he is here to harm him. If Camilla was able to summon him if she is that strong then where is she and why did she do it? This does not make any sense."  I say to him.

            Mayhem is listening to me but not responding. Am I missing something? Whose side are they on? Can I trust him?

             “Perdition you have nothing to fear. We are all here to help you. We all want the same thing. We need to go ask Bowen if he can help us find Camilla." Mayhem says.

            He takes my hand to lead me back to the bar. I pull away from him. "I'm not sure if I can trust you. There's too much happening." I say to him.

            Mayhem looks in my eyes he shakes his head he takes a deep breath and says to me "I would never harm the woman I vowed to spend my life with."

            Wait what, what did he just say to me?