The Devil Wore A Brown Suit novel Chapter 24

            As I approach the tree I can hear screaming. I am not sure if it is Camilla or one of the other two. If Venus is here this definitely will be complicated. I know she is here. There is a small door next to the tree. It looks to go nowhere. It is spelled I’m sure of that. I touch the knob and give it a turn. It opens right up. This must be where I saw Daniel coming from. I take a deep breath and I walk in.

            It looks like the inside of a house. The door must be visible but the house cloaked. As I walk in I can smell Magnolia. She is here. I slowly walk through the first room. They probably know I am here but just in case I am going to be smart about this.

            I can hear Camilla Dawn speaking. It is not very clear. As I begin to follow her voice the gray-haired girl appears behind me.

            “I cloaked you now you can save her.” She says and disappears.

            I am not sure how to save her. My pocket. She placed a knife and a small amount of powder in my pocket. This will get us out of here. I put the knife back in my pocket. I hold the powder in my left hand. If anyone comes close I can blow it in their face and paralyze them. It will not work on Venus, but it should take Brooke and Sunnie out of the picture.

            The house is like a maze. There is something familiar about this house. I have been here before. Of course, I have and I cannot remember how to navigate it. I have to get Camilla Dawn out of here. We can figure out what to do about our life tomorrow. Tonight I have to save her. It is time I stepped up and became who I was born to be.

             I am Perdition, daughter of Lucifer and Venus.

            I can hear her screams. I can only imagine what they are doing to her. I know he wants her babies. I do not understand why he would kill her now. I come to the end of a hall. The wallpaper is orange. It’s tacky. My mother would never pick this. Could she be a prisoner too?

“Stop it! Are you both completely crazy?” Camilla Dawn yells.

I am standing outside a room. I cannot see inside. She is in there I have to help her. I grab the doorknob and start to go in. I feel someone behind me.

“fuck!” I scream at him. It’s Daniel.

“Damnation what is your damage?” He grabs me and throws me into the room.

“Tie her to Camilla. We will kill all of them tonight in the garden. The apocalypse starts tonight. 

I get as close to Camilla Dawn as I can. I have to save her and the babies.

“Izzy, I love you.” She says. “I do not want my babies to die. I have to hide them.” I don’t understand.

“What do you mean hide them?” I ask her. She reaches into my pocket and grabs the knife. “Make sure no one is coming.” She says.

“Camilla Dawn please do not hurt yourself,” I tell her.

“Give me your hand.” She says. She takes the knife and cuts into my hand.

 “Ouch! What are you doing?” I ask. She takes the knife to her hand and cuts into her hand.

 “Hold my hand.” I hold her hand. She starts to recite a spell in Latin.

As we hold hands and are energies begin to dance together I can feel her passion, her thought process, and her mindset. It is like we are one person for a brief second.

 “P. I need to borrow some energy from you. Do not be afraid. It will only hurt for a second.” She tells me.

I nod to let her know I am ready. I can feel a burst of energy coming from within me. Is that my power? I have never been able to tap into my powers for real. Now I feel something amazing.