My eyes darted from his face to hers, and the anticipated joy made her smile with pure emotion. The terror felt palpable inside me.—I-is it really worth torturing me if they know that they are going to be killed later?—What if it's worth it? —Another laugh of genuine humor escaped his lips—. This is the only way we can feel , Amy. It's the only thing that makes us feel alive. What do you think? "Besides," she added with a strange tone, "trust me when I tell you that you won't last long alive, because I have another surprise prepared for you and your lover."The alarm went off in me.—What ?"They'll know," he promised calmly. They'll find out when this is all over. For now, I just want you to be aware of one thing. —He squinted at her, and I saw a strange look in her, which I couldn't identify but which caused me a lot of insecurity. You see, I want to ask you something: did you know that what happened to your parents was not a fluke of fate?I opened my eyes wide. Those words alone

"You lie..." I saw how, slowly, he took out another dagger from the sleeve of his jacket.The blood fled from my face as he brought her close to me."N-Naamah, I don't have any special powers," I spoke cautiously, fully aware of the gun very close to my cheek. I didn't force him to do anything. He just didn't attack me because it wasn't what he wanted.—And why would he obey you? —His blue eyes narrowed with a look that seemed to be resentful—. Why do Akhliss and Azazziel pay more attention to you than anyone else? That bitch hit me just for defending you!—I-I don't have the slightest idea, I swear.She exhaled sharply through her nose in an irritated gesture. She moved the knife away from my face. Then she crouched down in front of me the same way Mabrax had done and, stunning me, she pressed her nose to my hair and took a deep breath before turning away from her again."You still smell like a virgin ," he said, and a mocking smile crept across his lips. She didn't do it to you, rig

A horrible sound. A loud bang, so forceful that it could have been lightning that fell from the sky, too close to the abandoned warehouse. For a stormy second, silence reigned after the echo he left.Until a scream that came from outside thundered throughout the place.—¡MABRAX!A hint inside me stirred violently when I recognized his presence.Part of me felt an indescribable wave of relief, because I could recognize that voice anywhere…, but it also gave me exceptional fear, since I had never heard him this angry before.I watched as Naamah broke free of Mabrax's arms, and began to back away."You said I wasn't going to come..." she muttered in his direction."That's what we were supposed to do," Mabrax muttered, his jaw clenching.The she-devil made a furious grimace, and pushed him furiously.—And what are you doing here then?!-Don't know!Another impact, which was also heard as if it were an irascible lightning bolt, echoed between the walls. The roof structure released a cloud

I looked up, confused and scared to death, and then I could see Claire a short distance from where we were, with an empty bottle in one hand. My fear grew to enormous levels, because I didn't understand what had happened. How the hell did she even get there?!Immediately, Mabrax and I moved a couple of steps, while he continued to grunt in pain. And then, without me being able to do anything to stop it, he raised one arm and hit Claire across her torso with such speed and force that she was thrown off of her. Her back hit a wall violently, and then ended up on her side on the floor. Her face twisted into a pained grimace.A horrified scream built in my throat, but I couldn't even utter the girl's name, when something else suddenly happened. Something I would never have expected and definitely not Mabrax either.It all happened too soon.The first thing I heard was a tearing sound, very close to me, and I immediately turned around and noticed the thick straight steel—long, shiny, and s

“But…” I cleared my throat and wiped my face with the back of my hand. I-I don't understand, how come...?-Oh look. —He raised her right hand and brought it closer to me. On her middle finger was a simple ring, silver, perhaps, that he hadn't noticed before. Jon etched some weird little drawings on this, on the inside. And as he described things, he told me that, if a time came when I thought it was necessary, that he should call him. Him or Azazziel. —Nat looked down again for a second and let out a short nervous laugh—. Your boyfriend scares me a little, and I swear I didn't want to call him here, but she... she was too worried about you and Jon.A strange pang went through me when she said "your boyfriend . "Something inside me warmed. Although I was aware that, like Azazziel with me, Khaius could not be capable of feeling love for her, a gesture like that gave me to understand that the demon actually did care about my friend. Even though he couldn't feel the same.I couldn't h