"This is ridiculous," I mutter, pacing in frustration, my boots scraping against the uneven pavement. The cold night air presses against my skin, but it’s nothing compared to the ice in my chest.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUwssd0rSX
I’ve done nothing wrong. Nothing. And yet, here I am—cast down, thrown from the heavens like a discarded relic.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOnUKC3viT
I pause, clenching my fists. I am not like the Devil or his wretched demons—those parasites that slither through human lives, feeding on misery. I despise them. Especially him.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMKPu4FQKL
He thinks he owns this world, manipulating everything to his liking. Twisting fate, corrupting souls, playing king.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4b0xMqhYs4
I know he’s coming. It’s inevitable. He can’t resist moments like this. It’s his favorite kind of entertainment. I’ve seen the way his face lights up when he hears of the misery of others, that insufferable grin like he’s won some grand victory.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViq35v5vNt
I exhale sharply, trying to still my thoughts. None of that matters right now. What matters is that I have nowhere to go.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo62gXT7lU9
I start walking, my steps aimless, the city’s glow stretching endlessly before me. Towering glass buildings reflect the neon lights, people drift between streets, lost in their own little worlds. The scent of rain lingers in the air, mixing with the aromas of food stalls and coffee shops.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJStfU0PuI
At least God hasn’t stripped me of my powers.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yqRhR2JiC
I can still do anything I want.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfDUVdqK7K
A flick of my fingers, and I disappear from sight, my presence cloaked in invisibility. The humans remain oblivious, laughing, drinking, living. Free will. The one gift I never truly had.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqKQaFWmRL
I stop outside a café, its warm light spilling onto the wet pavement. Inside, people chat over steaming mugs, lost in their trivial, fleeting joys.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOUJGfnLuY
I watch them for a long moment, feeling something foreign settle in my chest. Jealousy? Resentment? Regret?212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBc724cC1ys
"Not anymore," I whisper to myself, my voice barely audible over the hum of the city. I’m not bound by God’s will anymore.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ204UFjLaxO
A soft chuckle breaks the stillness behind me.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHceVGBQFg
"Not anymore," a voice echoes.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4uZ7I7k9s
I go rigid.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsx4z0Npae
I don’t need to turn around to know who it is. His presence is unmistakable—smooth, unwavering, steeped in sin like the finest of wines.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGF9Z3tZQcF
Slowly, I turn, my expression already set in stone. And there he is.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNdg6vQ93K
Lucifer.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRnBFhIdaH
Dressed in dark, tailored perfection, standing with an ease that borders on arrogance. That damn smirk playing on his lips, those eyes gleaming with mischief.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9Q8GexiLQ
"Oh, it’s you," I say, my voice dripping with disdain.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeCe23G3NP
He shrugs, unfazed. "Told you I’d be here."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5UgjaVVqO
I roll my eyes, pushing past him. I don’t want to deal with him. Not now.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbY5cyyjQNV
But, of course, he follows.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQbw2PXgIA
"Why the hostility?" he asks lightly, like this is all some joke to him.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwXn1C5k3t
"Because you’re ignorant. Arrogant," I snap, turning to glare at him. "And you think you’re better than everyone else."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5glEx4v0uG
His grin widens. "God did say I was His most misunderstood creation."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3QECaCmYm
I scoff. "Misunderstood? That’s rich."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOVYD4V4Qd
Lucifer chuckles, stuffing his hands in his pockets. "Well, everyone has their reputation, don’t they?"212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44qd2AhXOC
I don’t respond. I keep walking, determined to put distance between us, but he doesn’t take the hint.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57OTiJuiDw
"At least tell me your name," he presses, matching my pace effortlessly.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLM3RrtHTF5
I keep my lips sealed.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxg3BPHFl2J
"Alright, let’s start with introductions, then," he says, overly dramatic. "I’m the Devil. And you are?"212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctOJ0wxy0u
I stop. Damn him.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXf7VgI1h70
Curiosity gnaws at me despite myself. I turn to face him, expecting mockery, but instead, I see something else in his expression—a strange sincerity. An odd politeness. Like he’s trying too hard.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVroRDwpLkK
He extends his hand.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhemrrbjsh
I hesitate.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvECXefSoB
What does he want? Why is he being so nice?212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuimget9cNO
"...Evangeline," I finally say, taking his hand reluctantly.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUODb3ZTYsO
His fingers are warm, steady. His smile widens just enough to make me regret saying anything at all.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxMk4URP5v
"Evangeline," he repeats, savoring the name like a secret. "A pretty name for a pretty lady."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YJSvWg2oc
I stiffen. "Lady?"212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwr8PUWV1tL
The Devil’s grin widens, his dark eyes gleaming with something dangerously close to amusement as he looks at me. Like I’m some kind of puzzle he’s enjoying putting together.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpF1pkepRb
"Is that so?" I say, folding my arms, my voice laced with sarcasm. "Because I’ve never been called a ‘lady’ before—especially by someone like you."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnqpg76QHi
He shrugs, completely unfazed, as if the entire conversation is nothing more than an idle amusement for him.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkP0Rz0Ciw
"Well, I’m just speaking the truth, Evangeline. After all, it’s not every day that an angel gets sent down here. A bit of a change in scenery, huh?"212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PE0yg1oGC
I roll my eyes and keep walking, determined to ignore him, but it’s impossible to ignore the way his presence lingers, pressing against me like a shadow I can’t shake. My thoughts race. I’m not sure what’s worse—the fact that I’ve been banished or the fact that I’m stuck with him, walking through a world I don’t belong to.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZ6Q1TY81U
"You really think you can just stroll around here like everything’s normal? Like you belong?" I scoff.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JGcazlwvj
"Oh, I know I belong," he replies smoothly, his voice too confident, too certain, like the weight of the world has never touched him. "Unlike you, who’s clearly still trying to figure out where you stand. It’s kind of cute."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIswEvmWUr
I stop dead in my tracks, turning sharply to face him, my wings fluttering in agitation. Anger burns through me like wildfire.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDdDoeOjD9
"Cute?" I growl, my eyes flashing. "You think this is cute?"212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrpBu5YpWW
He smirks. That insufferable, knowing smirk. He’s enjoying this. Enjoying me.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByWystM9Q7
"Well, you’re new to this whole ‘fallen’ thing, aren’t you?" he says, tilting his head slightly. "I figured you could use someone to show you the ropes. I mean, you’re going to need all the help you can get in a world like this."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKM3viWB0B
I grit my teeth, my fists clenching at my sides, but I say nothing. Because as much as I hate to admit it, he’s right. I don’t know where to go, don’t know where I stand, don’t even know who I am anymore.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwfPgJs14F
And he knows that.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00R6FyC8er
He’s watching me carefully, studying me like he’s waiting for me to realize something. Waiting for me to admit something.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPFGGY3pa8
I take a step closer, lowering my voice. "You’re not what I expected." I hesitate, but curiosity gets the best of me. "Then again, I’ve only ever heard about you in whispers from other angels. Never met you face-to-face."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mhgjUW1wL
He lets out a soft chuckle, shaking his head. "Bet I’ve been painted as the villain, huh?" His tone is mocking, feigning offense. But beneath it, there’s something else. Something too subtle to name.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbKbrxl1WF
"You were cast down for defying God," I remind him. "What else would you be?"212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dm8PKagzO
His smirk lingers, but there’s something unreadable in his eyes now. "I’m just misunderstood, really."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQDWUKfM1g
I scoff, but there’s something almost playful in the way I do it. "Misunderstood? Fine."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLTWLNlgfC
He shrugs again, slipping his hands into his pockets, and it infuriates me how effortlessly casual he is. Like none of this matters to him. 212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlozgmnkvhZ
"What can I say?" he muses. "Everyone loves a good villain story. Besides, I think we might get along better than you think."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvbrncWBjv
I narrow my eyes at him, refusing to let him get under my skin. Even though, deep down, I already know he has.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtd2xJzjWM9
"I doubt that," I mutter under my breath, looking away.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMQqhpAWNX
But he catches it. Of course, he does.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAISIqccXr1
His smile deepens, that knowing glint in his gaze growing even stronger. "You know, I’m not as bad as you’ve been told."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoB9bLVdmkp
I let out a dry laugh. "Prove it."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07ea68dbE8
His grin doesn’t falter. "Maybe I will."212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEjRVFH8EL
And just like that, we keep walking, the tension between us thick, shifting into something neither of us understands yet.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsR5dqsZFvs
Neither of us knows if we’re enemies, allies… or something else entirely.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBvSuTGk8i
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