MAXINE

The very thought of that was scary. I had heard tales about demons, angels, and guardians. The demons were always the villains. They were as conniving as they were destructive. There was never a good deal with them.

"How do you know this?" I asked.

"Setting up protection around the mountain house and decoy house is also similar to seeing how the whole place is. I saw what happened."

"Okay…" I nodded. "What do you think the deal was?"

"I don't know, Maxine. I don't know if she ...