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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
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"There are more important things than your jealousy for now," I muttered."I'm not jealous, I just don't like that bastard," he replied stubbornly.Despite myself, I smiled. I was sure that he would have come closer again, if it hadn't been for the fact that one of my hands went down his neck to give me the pleasure of caressing his face. I noticed the way he tensed.—You can't ask me not to worry, not when you know how I feel about you.“You shouldn't…” he murmured, but then took a second before continuing. I don't want you to be worried. What I really want is that your life can go back to what it was before we got involved in it.All traces of joy vanished from my expression.-Why do you say that? —I shook my head—. I-I don't want that. I don't want it to be like before.I sat up immediately, forcing him to back away. I took a deep breath as he balled his hands into tight fists. I felt a huge hole begin to gain ground in my chest. Azazziel looked at me carefully for a minute, with a
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“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
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What he perhaps didn't understand was that no matter how much he enthralled me with sweet words and trips to beautiful places, I wasn't going to be able to push the anxiety away from me.The affection he had for the three of them was incomprehensible even to me, and I couldn't expect him to understand it. And he didn't want me to sit idly by. But apparently he had no choice. So, that's what I should limit myself to? To wait for any of the three to arrive?What if they didn't? What if no one returned from there ?—Do you think they're okay? Nat asked, in a barely audible murmur. Do you think they are going to come and tell us that everything is resolved and that we can finally rest easy?I wasn't able to look at her and lie to her just because I wanted to try to lessen her sad face. I no longer had the spirit for it, like in the first days."I don't know," I muttered.Nat stood up with a long sigh and walked to the refrigerator. I heard a bottle being uncorked. She came back a couple s
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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
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An icy energy, the same one I had perceived just a few minutes ago, appeared right behind me.—So you detect our presence. —A hoarse and unknown voice reached my ears. One that made all the blood in my body rush to my feet. That's admirable, considering your deplorable nature.A gasp escaped my lips, and the calm rhythm my heart had begun to take was lost. My heartbeat echoed loudly behind my ears."So you're that Amy. " He said my name in a surly tone, as if it were something unpleasant. Everything she said about you is true, you filthy human.Slowly, I turned on my heels, and then his image struck me.The individual had the same pale grayish skin that all the demons he knew shared, denoting any absence of color in his face. He had his head bent forward, crestfallen with an examining air, with intense green eyes fixed on me. His hair fell messily over his face in unruly, dark waves, and he also looked slightly agitated.The panic I was already feeling took root in the depths of my be
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—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
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I looked away. It felt like a pile of stones were settling in my stomach."I think it's the only way," I whispered. It wasn't until that moment, it wasn't until then, that I realized that I didn't really have to discuss anything with her. Whatever she told me, however she tried to persuade me, I wasn't going to give in. There I just realized that my decision had already been made the moment that demon explained Asmodeus' proposal to me.In a sharp, forceful movement, Nat stood up.-Only way? —He mumbled and, I didn't know why, his cold tone made me cringe—. About what? To ensure your death? That guy is up to no good with you, Amy!I bit my lip again, feeling like someone older was scolding me."I know..." I mumbled.-And then? —She demanded and her voice broke. Her eyes, flashing with rage, began to water. What the fuck do you have in your head that you always need to be sacrificing yourself for others? You have a martyr complex, is that it? You did the exact same thing for Claire and
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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