Page 3 of The Asylum
“Nah, it’s fine. He’ll have plenty of time to bond with Callie during the investigation.” Sunny grinned.
“Yeah, I ain’t sharing…” Pyro began.
“There’s only one double bed in the RV; the others are two singles. I’d hurry before Magic claims the double,” Sunny suggested, and Pyro took off at speed.
Bunny and I started laughing. “Somehow I don’t think this is how Pyro saw things going,” I added, and Bunny nodded.
“Magic had planned to come with Alice and Diesel, but he couldn’t wait. You know how he considers her a daughter. Diesel was crowing when we left. I didn’t have the heart to tell him Magic planned to go with them, too!” I laughed until Bunny’s words hit me.
“Ah, fuck!” Sunny blurted, quicker on the uptake than me.
Bunny sent us both an evil grin. “Welcome to the family!” she teased and linked her arm through mine.
Shouts came from the guest RV, and Sunny smirked.
“Michelle’s cooking tonight, and she’s a great cook. Come on, Bunny,” Sunny said, wrapping an arm around my waist.
“Michelle? New member?” Bunny queried.
“Yeah. You already know Jack, Phil, Freddie, and Harry, who form the investigative team. Diaz, Solace, Ashford, and Merrick are our security and drivers. On our last investigation with Levi and Madi, we asked Michelle, a well-known exorcist, to join us. She brought Connor Cartwright with her, and he’s joined on a trial basis,” I explained.
“Holy crap, that’s quite the operation you’ve now got going,” Bunny exclaimed as the shouts escalated, and the RV beganrocking from side to side. Bunny glanced at it and headed inside the tour bus. Sunny sent a smug smirk over his shoulder and trailed her.
“Hope Magic breaks that asshole’s head,” Sunny murmured.
Oh boy! Here we go!
Sunny
Magic appeared first, looking none the worse for wear. I was disappointed until Pyro followed him up the steps. Pyro was sporting a red mark on his cheek and what looked like the beginning of a black eye.
“Nice,” I muttered to Magic.
Magic chuckled and leaned into me. “Didn’t plan to take the double bed, but it was worth beating on that asshole for five minutes.”
Laughter burst out of me as Pyro spun to Magic, enraged. “What did you say?” he demanded. I bit the inside of my lip at Pyro’s outraged look.
It was common knowledge that Magic adored his girls, as he called them. He treated both Alice and Bunny as daughters and had added Sallie-Anne to that mix, too. Nobody harmed one of them and walked away. Magic was also verbose about how he barely tolerated Diesel, Pyro, and Banshee and made sure those three knew it.
Oh, Magic liked them as MC brothers, but not as sons-in-law, and he watched them closely. I could see this week might be fun, as long as Magic’s innate craziness was contained.
“So, what happens now?” Magic demanded after he’d finished greeting the team. He settled in the seat that I’d claimed as mine and earned my scowl.
“Tonight, we relax and eat. We try to stay up as late as possible so that we can sleep in. Tomorrow, we set up, and Harry will give us the background on this place,” I said.
“Not that it needs an introduction. This Asylum is legendary,” Magic boomed, and I agreed.
“Nope, but Harry always finds stuff we don’t know or weren’t aware of. Don’t forget, we’re not aiming to prove what’s previously been claimed. We’re looking to debunk or confirm what we discover. While it’s great to be alert to former hauntings, we look for our own evidence,” I said.
Magic nodded thoughtfully. “That makes sense. Stoked to be here, though.”
“Good to hear. Just remember, Callie and Jack lead the team. If they give an order, obey because it’s not issued lightly,” I warned both of them.
“Callie will sideline you if you take risks,” Michelle chipped in. The priest sat down and gazed placidly at everyone. Dressed as she was, in her ripped jeans and rock band tee, nobody would think Michelle was a priest. “In the same way, if I tell you something’s dangerous, I expect you to listen to me.”
“Definitely. Michelle knows what she’s talking about,” I said.
“You’re a female priest and an exorcist?” Pyro asked.
