Chapter 18
But it never came.
Hesitatingly, I opened my eyes to see Bass standing over me in his spirit form. I’d know those red eyes anywhere. Bass’ presence calms me instantly despite the wild blinding anger on his face. I’m safe. Pathetic but safe.
He has a single hand out grasping the neck of the monster in an iron grip. I watch him tighten his hold and the creature of nightmare in front of me screeches out in pain going out in a frenzy of legs and teeth.
I should have closed my eyes because without warning Bass uses his other hand to rip the head off of the monster’s body. The limp decapitated body falls near my feet and I scramble away from it.
An Outsider. This is what a bad spirit looks like. I thought Bass was scary but this… this is stuff of terror.
I shut my eyes tightl
