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shouted back.
    “Not
fast enough. I’ll meet you there,” Jake said and he disappeared out of the car.
    Rose
shook her head and tutted, “I’d better follow him.” And she disappeared too.
    Tommy
looked at me and said, “What just happened?”
    “We’re
a ghost free car,” I replied.
    I
told Tommy what had happened at Jake’s house earlier.
    He
crossed his arms, “I thought that Father Devlin looked shifty, but you don’t
like to say things like that, do you? Not about a priest.”
    “He’s
not a priest. I don’t even know what he is,” I added.
    We
arrived at Mrs Abbott’s house. We got out of the car and ran towards the house.
I didn’t bother knocking, I went straight in.
    I
heard raised voices, I followed the sound to the living room.
    Mrs
Abbott was lying on the settee, her eyes closed.
    “Let
go of her! Leave my mum alone!” Jake was shouting.
    Rose
was yelling, “It’s not her time! You can’t do this!”
    They
were shouting at Devlin. He was standing over Mrs Abbott, his arm outstretched
over her body, his palm facing downwards. He was oblivious to the yelling
ghosts.
    “What’s
going on?” Tommy asked from behind me.
    I
looked over to Rose for an answer.
    “He’s
taking her soul, she’s not even dead yet!” Rose said. “He’s a monster. We can’t
stop him.”
    I
was suddenly so full of rage at this evil creature that I rushed towards him
with my arms outstretched. I knocked into him and he toppled to the floor. He
looked up at me in surprise.
    Then
he sprang to his feet and bared his teeth, “Get away! You can’t stop me. You’re
too weak.”
    His
anger made me more determined and I pushed him again. He didn’t fall this time.
He hissed and raised his fists to me.
    “You
don’t hit a woman!” Tommy yelled and he threw himself at Devlin. Tommy was much
bigger and he sent Devlin crashing to the floor. Tommy landed on top of him.
    Jake
hovered over his mum, calling out to her. I went over, Mrs Abbott was breathing
as if she was asleep.
    “I
think she’ll be alright, she’s not dead,” I told Jake.
    “Not
yet,” Devlin warned. He disappeared from under Tommy and appeared at my side.
He seemed bigger.
    “I’m
taking a soul today and if I can’t have this one then I’m going to have yours,
Kate Greenwood!”
    Devlin
raised his palm at me and I instantly began to feel sleepy.
    “Leave
Kate alone. You can have my soul,” a voice said quietly.
    It
was Rose.
     

 
    Chapter 13
     
    “No,
Rose, I can fight him!” I pleaded with her. I shook my head to get rid of the
drowsiness. “Me and Tommy together can stop him.”
    Tommy
stood up and came to my side, “Yeah, we’ll keep knocking him down till he gets
fed up and clears off.”
    Rose
shook her head, “You don’t understand. He won’t go back to where he belongs
until he’s collected a soul. And if he’s resorting to murder then he’s getting
desperate. Desperate enough to kill you, Kate, and I’ll never let that happen.”
    Devlin
looked at Rose with a satisfied smirk on his face, “You’re not my first choice
but you’ll do.”
    Rose
gave him a scathing look, “You’re lucky to have a soul like mine.”
    “Rose,
aren’t you scared? You don’t know where you’re going?” I asked.
    She
chuckled, “It’ll be an adventure, going somewhere new.”
    Devlin
sneered, “We’re not going to a holiday park. You won’t like it”
    Rose
glared at Devlin and said, “I’ll decide if I like it or not. You don’t know
anything about me. You’ve no idea what sort of person I am.”
    A
flicker of what looked like fear crossed Devlin’s face.
    Rose
looked kindly at me and said, “Kate, I can tell from your face that you have
questions. Spit them out now.”
    “Will
I ever see you again? Are there more creatures like him,” I nodded towards
Devlin. “Are you sure Emily will be safe?”
    Rose
grinned, “I’m not sure if you’ll see me again but I’ll try.”
    Devlin
snorted, “No, you