From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 55

What? Sherman told him to eat them right there, huh?

Like, it was for real?

Daniel freaked out.

Then, the private room door swung open, and a server came in with a can of herring.

Even from ten feet away, you could catch a whiff of that odd, metallic stench.

“Let’s get started,” Sherman said, his fingers tracing the outline of the cross slowly, his voice barely a whisper.

*Sherman…” Daniel stuttered, anxiety making his words trip over each other. “You, you, you’re a vegetarian, right? From, from now on, I’ll, um, I’ll join you. We can do meatless Mondays or every day!”

Sherman gave him a look. “A man’s only as good as his word.”

Daniel shuffled to the table with leaden feet. “Sherman…”

“Eat.”

That single word sapped Daniel of any will to resist. He numbly picked up a canned herring. shut his eyes, steeled his heart, and stuffed it into his mouth.

The taste was wickedly intense!

But Daniel forced it down. No sooner had he swallowed than his stomach started a riot. He

bolted to the restroom, wishing he could vomit up his very soul.

stood up, frowning slightly. “The rest… we’ll

that, he turned and left the

was baffled. What the hell?

didn’t have to eat the

of kindness, devoted to peace and love. How could he possibly stand to

have misunderstood.

Daniel calmed down, washed his face,

the casino’s gate, the manager huffed out after him. “Mr.

“What’s up?”

handed Daniel a bag. “Mr. Robinson, this is the

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you. He insists that you livestream it for him when you

speechless, wondering what fresh hell

when Anthea was due to make a house call

Tammie seemed

that the parasites within him had

been taking the meds on schedule?” Anthea inquired.

nodded. “Just as you instructed, Ms. Yeager. He’s been

day.”

checking Tammie’s eyelids. “Now it’s time to start medicinal baths. I’ll write you a prescription. Bathe him twice a day.

think my husband will be

month of these baths, he

walk.”

Paulina’s face lit up.

scribbling a prescription and