Chapter 86

“At best, you were a hemorrhoid on your daddy’s ass.” Lily turned the phone off and absorbed it into her body. So much for a friendly voice. Beyond the curtain, the prayer had ended and Deacon was speaking once again.

“Now I know many of you are going to have so many questions about the things I’m going to share, and I feel the best way to start is to tell you the God-given truth. The Devil walks among us.”

Someone shouted “Oh yeah!” but otherwise the crowd remained quiet.

“And when I say that the Devil walks among us, I don’t just mean figuratively. I’ve seen him, and met his ilk. Lies spring from his lips as if he were breathing them, and he has told me that he wants the souls of good people, the best people if he can get them. For while every soul is precious, nothing pleases him more than to snatch away a soul destined for God’s eternal kingdom.”

Someone else cheered. A pair of Legions appeared backstage, watching her intently. They were right to suspect