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The almost painful discomfort in my abdomen relaxed. I sighed in relief, and couldn't help but let out a short laugh."Don't worry, mom," I murmured, still smiling at her. It's not what you think. I just… I've only made some friends, nothing more.“What a liar ,” a voice in my mind said, but I ignored it."Good heavens," she sighed in turn, placing a hand on his chest. Her calm also seemed to fill her. I'm sorry, darling. We thought you had a boyfriend and that you were embarrassed to introduce him to us.—Are you dad's spy? —I smiled, as she shook her head—. Of course not. I would never be ashamed of you.My mom seemed to relax a lot. Immediately, she wrapped her comforting arms around her torso."We love you," he murmured close to my ear, "you know that, right?" That will never change. She—she separated from me. The corners of her eyes crinkled as she looked at the watch on her wrist. Plus, she wanted to be the first to greet you.I frowned in confusion.—Oh?He kissed me on the for
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—Well… because you should be the weird one, and you act like it's nothing. “She” stared at the ground, avoiding my gaze. As if I hadn't told you anything.I tilted my head and was silent for a minute, trying to understand what he meant. When she looked at me again and I noticed her expression, filled with what seemed to me to be nostalgia, I understood what she was talking about."Khaius, I don't think badly of you," I said quietly. What you did... it was a long time ago, and I can't judge you. I don't even know what I would have done in your place."That's the thing," he replied with a more overwhelmed tone. Over time, I realize that those damned ones…” He pressed his lips into a tight line, “even with everything they did, I didn't have to take their lives. That's what led me to this . —He looked at his own hands and made them into fists, so tight that I was able to see the trembling in them from the force of his rage."They were unfortunate people who did something horrible, despica
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I swallowed. The knot in my stomach tightened even more.“H-he…” I bit my lower lip.Khaius looked at us and narrowed his eyes suspiciously at her. I moved closer to him so Nat wouldn't hear us.—Your name wasn't Khaius before , right? —I whispered. He denied with his head-. What do I tell them? Pick a name, quick.I noticed the uncertainty on his face as he frowned."Jon," he said under his breath.I turned to Nat without stopping to ask any questions. She raised an eyebrow.“Nat, this is Jon,” I said, waving my hand at them. He is Aiden's friend.His eyebrows rose in surprise."So, Aiden's friend," she replied, nodding slowly. Khaius looked at me strangely, but I was thankful he didn't ask anything. Wow, it's not very sunny where you come from, huh? —I tensed slightly when I saw that he wasn't the least bit amused. Nat didn't even notice. Anyway, let's go now."W-wait," I hesitated, feeling alarmed, "where are we going?""To Ametsa's, " she said calmly."I'll see you later, Amy," Kh
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"But it's sweet," I protested.Shrugged.-That does not matter.—Amy! —She called me Nat. Seeing the triangular-shaped glass in her hands and the malicious smile she had, uncertainty washed over me.—What wasn't it for you? —Tyler asked suspiciously."It won't kill you to try alcohol, even once in your life," she told him, rolling her eyes at the sky.—Amy doesn't drink."Um..." I intervened, grimacing, and took the cold drink she offered me in my hands. The rim of the glass was frosted with a thin line of salt, the crushed ice inside was bathed in a very striking light blue liquid. A slice of lemon garnished the drink. What is it?“ Margarita Blue,” she said with clear enthusiasm. Come on, one sip and I'll leave you alone, I promise. I just want you to try it.—Does your friend accompany you home? Tyler asked, motioning his head toward Khaius.I looked at the demon unsurely and he nodded, not looking upset or worried. Tyler imitated the gesture and, with that, seemed to relax.No one
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"So, a nineteen-year-old girl made you nervous?" —I asked cautiously, trying to make a joke to lighten the mood."The same thing happened to your friend that happened to my mother and my sister," he suddenly murmured, very seriously. So much so that, for a second, it didn't seem like him.Surprise overwhelmed me.-Oh yeah. —I lowered my head, unable to help but feel a slight pang of nostalgia and anger—. “Her stepfather…” I blurted out, although I wasn't going to talk to him about that. However, I felt a little uneasy as soon as I saw him clench his fists with excessive force. H-hey, are you okay?He nodded, staring at the window on his side.When the taxi stopped in front of my house, we both got out in silence. Something Khaius saw in Nat's mind caused her attitude to change. I didn't like it when he was that closed off, since he reminded me of Azazziel. He barely murmured a "Goodbye" when I stepped onto the porch, and then, when I turned to look at him, he was no longer in the gard
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I blinked, surprised at his impassive attitude. Immediately, I pursed my lips and narrowed my eyes.-Is seriously? I mumbled.-I do not know what are you talking about. She crossed her arms and leaned her back against the back of the seat. I don't remember anything bad happening in the forest.My anger increased in a flash and, at the same time, I felt a painful stab in my chest. I didn't know why it was, but I didn't want to analyze my own feelings."You're an idiot," I whispered. My own voice dripped with venom and surprised me."You didn't want us to fake dementia?" He looked irritated, but then another suspicious smile spread across his face. Or can't you forget it?"You won't do anything to Khaius," I replied, directing the topic back to before. The last thing I wanted was to discuss what happened in that place. Still, I was caught off guard by the confidence in my tone.He clenched his jaw and his expression took on an irascible air again.—Why do you care what happens to him? W
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The lack of air separated us. However, Azazziel did not move away, but instead joined his forehead with mine. I could see how his warm breath and mine mixed."W-wait..." I whispered in a low voice, unable to speak any louder. I sounded strange. She sounded too agitated, too high-pitched.He didn't wait. His lips did not leave my face even when I stretched to place the flower on the nightstand. His mouth traced the contour of my jaw, ascending, and then, I felt his teeth on my earlobe. A gasp escaped me. It wasn't painful, but it made something in my belly tighten.I was too hot. My whole body was burning.I couldn't handle this."Wait," I said breathlessly. I was aware that a large part of her body was on top of me, and that only encouraged the alarm that went off in my brain. I-I can't..."We won't do anything, Amy," he promised close to my ear, in a voice that also seemed foreign to his own. I just want to kiss you.My belly clenched at those words."It's just..." I swallowed.He pu
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I swallowed again.-But why?—I'd love to have an answer to that too. Her smile faltered until it became stricken. Being with you is always different from being with anyone else.-How?The arm that wasn't resting under his neck was suddenly wrapping around my waist, pulling me closer to him."For me, all humans are the same," he said without looking at me, with his suddenly suspicious eyes fixed on the ceiling: "unfortunate, perverse, malicious, selfish, lazy... I already know that some of you, very few in comparison, are not the same." all. But even with that, I have never felt anything different when it comes to you. When I look at you, I can see your dark souls, corrupted, dirty, consumed by sin and ignoring everything that was given only to you. Always longing for more. I hear their thoughts, their darkest desires… and most of the time they disgust me. He turned his head to look at me. Then, the strict look in his gaze softened. On the other hand, when I look at you, there are no
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And the edge of the weapon slid across my skin. I felt the pain as my flesh split open, but I didn't waste any time. I held my hand in the air, over the small mound, so that the drops of blood would fall on it. I stood up and appreciated what I had done. Everything looked like a mess, not at all neat or orderly. It looked like the strange things that weird cults did, it looked like the kind of thing I would never have done before. Then I would take care of cleaning… If I managed to get out of this successfully.I swallowed hard, before taking the book in my hands. My heart pounded against my ribs, but my breathing was slow and labored.«In this way, I invoke you, Demon Alocer, master of black magic. I conjure you. Come and manifest yourself here and now, within this temple that I have prepared for you . They were the words that the book indicated to be able to call him, the appropriate ones to invoke the demon. She wasn't sure I could do it well. I read the inscription, first in my mi
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Nat put his weight on one leg, tapping his foot on the ground. She was still waiting for my response."I have an interview on Monday," I told him, and I couldn't help but smile.Her eyes widened, surprised. A pang of nervousness went through me just remembering it."Oh..." he whispered in surprise.We went our separate ways, I stayed on the couch while she went upstairs and stayed upstairs for a while. When she returned to the living room, I raised my eyebrows as I took in the tight, shiny black dress she was wearing, paired with smoky makeup and tall boots that reached above her knees.She stood in front of me and turned around so I could see her completely.-You can see it well?"Oh, yes," I agreed. I cleared my throat, reflecting the enormous surprise that invaded me. So... you're going out, huh? —I prayed that the enthusiasm hadn't come through too much in my voice.This was the opportunity I had been waiting for for weeks.He nodded smiling.“You should go with me,” he said, a ne
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I pursed my lips and felt like hitting myself. Nat gave a light, gentle laugh."It's true," I agreed quietly, avoiding looking at him."Your dog is great, girls," he said with a certain touch of emotion that seemed childish to me, "he looks like a real wolf.""It's yours," Nat said, pointing his thumb at me.—Do you mind if I pet him? —Dave asked me.Alexander gave a guttural snort and stepped away, hiding behind me."He's not very friendly," I murmured, slanting my lips apologetically, and he nodded with a slight grimace of feigned horror. He turned to take a look at Diana, who still hadn't finished shopping, and he looked at me again. Her dark eyebrows drew together in a clearly confused expression."Excuse me," he said, flashing a nervous smile, one of those so typical of him, "I think it will sound silly, but... do we know each other from somewhere?" “I feel…” He pursed his lips. I feel like we've seen each other before.The serenity disappeared from me as soon as a strange pang c
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My mood was not the happiest no matter how much I tried to change it, mostly because of Nat, since lately she was very determined to scold me if she saw me sad. And she didn't do it in a kind way, since she always related my despondent state to the fact that we had already spent a little over a month without knowing anything at all about the three demons. She got angry when she saw me down and she said that she couldn't be like this, not because of them . Likewise, he also took the enormous job of making sure he never left me alone anywhere.Sometimes I caught her staring at the ground or into the distance while we were doing something, and I knew perfectly well that she was thinking about Khaius. However, when she realized that he was looking at her, she would quickly start talking about whatever. I never saw her cry, apart from the first day when she decorated the kitchen wall with coffee, as if she wanted me to believe that she got over it very easily. But she knew her too well, a
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-Are you ready? —Nat asked me.I looked at her with a sunken brow.-You are?She pursed her lips slightly. I saw that the clenched fist she was holding in the air trembled a little."Of course," he answered, but he knew her well enough to detect a note of hesitation in her voice. Come on, at the same time.I nodded.I also extended one arm in front of me, holding the leather bracelet that I once acquired for ordinary purposes, like any other person who buys jewelry, but that I came to use to summon nothing more and nothing less than a true demon.We counted to three out loud, but the first to open her hand was Nat. I noticed her fingers part to drop the rune-engraved silver ring that Khaius had given her, so she could summon him whenever she wanted. A second later, I imitated her and, with my heart hammering as if I were the one who was going to jump from this tremendous height onto the pedestrian bridge where we were, I noticed a dizzying sensation in her stomach.The high meters of
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And if my feelings were, then so was Asmodeus and his promise to see us again.I looked at my hands, which now looked as ordinary as they had always been. At this point, after experiencing for myself the kind of things I was capable of, and even though it seemed uncomfortable, strange and improbable, I had to consider the possibility that maybe I wasn't human. Not at all. But if I looked at it from another perspective than I had done this time, maybe that wasn't the most important thing. Because how different could humans be from angels and demons? If we were all originated by the same being, were we deep down so different from each other?The difference was that we had a choice. I could choose.I clenched my fists tightly as I stood up and, taking a deep breath, squared my shoulders.The obsession that they always had, the doubt of my origin, that which dominated them so much was really not interesting at all. For me, not anymore. Because what did matter was what he could do with thi
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I didn't realize that Alexander had followed me into the room until I heard his moans. The pitiful sound he emitted managed to bring me out of the rage I was immersed in, and he made me open my eyes. Then, a gasp of pure shock and horror left my lips.My fingers opened and dropped the flower I was previously holding, now in a strange, misshapen and blackish shred from which a row of gray smoke seemed to be coming out.But what…?Even with my eyes filled with tears, I was able to see the faint trace of what appeared to be real smoke emanating from the palms of my hands. I didn't believe it. It couldn't be possible. Either my own sense was deceiving me, or in the end I did end up losing my mind.However, the image disappeared from my sight as soon as panic overwhelmed me.The active part of my brain made me react and I stood up. Out of pure instinct rather than anger, I stepped several times on the black flower from which a faint smoke was emanating. A strong smell burned my nose. The s
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I left the room and closed the door carefully, slowly, with a lump forming in my throat. Then, with a heavy heart and low spirits, I walked to my bedroom. Even without having entered, I already knew that I would feel much worse.I would have loved to be able to walk into my own room and be calm, to feel like I was in my personal refuge, somewhere protected and safe from the world. But it was not like that. My chest squeezed violently when I looked from the threshold at my unmade bed, my old desk with my laptop and a couple of books scattered on top, the closet, a couple of clothes thrown away and everything else, as messy as it always used to be... I hadn't even made it a month outside, but it felt like years had passed since I last set foot here. Everything was just as I left it, nothing had moved from its place.So when my eyes eventually came across the nightstand that sat on the side of my bed, I froze. I felt a stream of ice run down my back. And, in the next second, a gasp escap
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It didn't take long when, immersed in my own bubble of silence and anguish, I managed to hear Anthony's footsteps down the stairs. I closed my eyes tightly, not feeling ready to face him or face whatever he wanted to say, and I stayed very still. However, not a single word came out of his mouth. He just approached and sat down carefully and silently in a corner of the sofa where I was, next to my head.Anthony didn't learn much; In fact, I didn't tell him anything at all. I didn't have to give him any explanation, he didn't make an effort to find out what he had done those two weeks that I wasn't home. My brother didn't scold me for crying, he didn't tell me that he was an idiot for trusting the wrong guy, nor did he make fun of me like he used to do with every mistake he made. He just ran his fingers through my hair for a long time, like my mother used to do with us when we were children and needed her attention.That gesture alone was enough for me to start crying uncontrollably, so
