—Are… are you okay? —I muttered and, to my regret, I felt a foreign emotion make my chest tighten.“Of course I am,” he replied, still smiling, completely oblivious to my growing shock. Who could do something to me?—B-but Nat and I have tried to summon them and you didn't..."We had to settle a matter that has nothing to do with this," he interrupted me, gently shaking his head, with a slight grimace. We couldn't come. Besides, with Mabrax dead, we knew you were safe, and that was all we cared about.—But what about Akhliss? And Khaius? —I insisted stubbornly.His arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me closer to him in a random movement.—They're fine, Amy. “They both are,” she assured under her breath. I studied her calm face, and took a deep breath in an attempt to calm my outburst. I shook my head. At that moment, the mask of confidence on his face faltered and I could feel a feeling of uncertainty take over him. You are angry?My own face showed the confusion that came over m

An uncomfortable weight settled in my stomach. I continued to look at him, but now with slight bewilderment.—How do you know that's not what I really feel? —This time, she didn't answer me. My eyes traveled to her fists, only to notice how she squeezed them with such impulse that a slight tremor shook her wrists. He didn't need to see more to know that this was not a topic he liked. I decided to push those thoughts in another direction, and so that he would relax too. Anyway, I know you didn't bring me here to discuss that.—I didn't bring you to discuss anything. “She” closed her eyes for a second, slowly shook her head and looked at me again. She only wanted to be with you.—For nothing in particular? —I asked, looking suspicious. Not even to talk about Asmodeus?—Asmodeus is our business , okay? —She replied with a slight hint of abruptness—. He's not going to come near you.I understood that "our" referred exclusively to them. I was not included there.—But what about you? How

“I can't stand this anymore, Amy,” Nat said in a whisper, before lifting the beer bottle to his mouth and taking a long sip. She had her head resting on one hand, with her elbow on the table and restlessness etched on her features.From my distance—in front of her—I could see how her lips tightened in a trembling grimace, full of grief. In the center of my torso, something squeezed painfully.I put a hand to my mouth and, almost unconsciously, bit my nails, a terrible habit that I thought I had overcome a couple of years ago, but at that moment I couldn't help it. I needed to focus my unease on something, anything, because I really felt like I was about to go crazy.That day, when Azazziel took me to see the eclipse on the beach, I had thought that he would stay with me... Or, at least, that he wouldn't leave so quickly again. But it was not like that. She took me home, perhaps much later than I usually arrived, but, in the end—and although I protested a lot—I didn't spend that night

I had to do something. Anything, anything that could be in my hands. And she was sure she would, whenever the opportunity presented itself.I didn't sleep well at all. I woke up in the middle of the morning, just like the rest of the nights since Azazziel left. He had a layer of cold sweat covering my forehead, breathing fast and heart racing.My mind kept showing me horrible, disconnected, bloody images ... Scenes and places that I had not even seen in movies, that terrified me more than anything else I had been able to perceive before. I put a hand on my chest, appreciating the painful anguish that was growing more and more inside me.I couldn't stand the wait anymore.The hours at work passed at a slow and stormy pace. Every minute I clenched my fists to try to reduce my anxiety, but no matter how hard I tried to push away the pessimistic thoughts, I couldn't. They came back to me with decisive insistence, disconcerting me even in the middle of work. Now, without Diana who could ch

—Let's see it ? —I said breathlessly. To the hell?"Don't be ridiculous," she snapped, "a human body couldn't handle it." It would be a meeting here, in your world. My king has multiple refuges on this miserable piece of land. The closest one is two hours from here.I swallowed hard, shaking my head. I couldn't believe what he was saying.—And if I refuse?"No problem," he replied in a calm tone, as if he really wasn't interested. You can continue living your pathetic life. But yes, keep in mind that he will do whatever he wants with that trio of idiots. Now, if he decides to go, he will be more pious.A horrible feeling gripped the center of my stomach. My breathing was beginning to become more and more shallow.I watched in horror as one of his legs moved forward, and I stepped back out of pure inertia."Why...why would Asmodeus want to meet me?""Because you are something we don't know," he answered immediately, and all traces of calm disappeared from his features. You are dangerou