"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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFYdlQQbjg
I’ve done nothing wrong. Nothing. And yet, here I am—cast down, thrown from the heavens like a discarded relic.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3wzzBaLgx
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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmC4YEsq9Q
He thinks he owns this world, manipulating everything to his liking. Twisting fate, corrupting souls, playing king.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXg73nPqKnc
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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ctgsjEAf4
I exhale sharply, trying to still my thoughts. None of that matters right now. What matters is that I have nowhere to go.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXMBySFXzG
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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KRHqwBHUK
At least God hasn’t stripped me of my powers.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPdgowbzZI
I can still do anything I want.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdZ5EP1P9z
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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFjw1beHHx
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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikB5DUOpYN
I watch them for a long moment, feeling something foreign settle in my chest. Jealousy? Resentment? Regret?214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5B2ZpM2Wu
"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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwG8MrGHcOV
A soft chuckle breaks the stillness behind me.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDtjlOVAAC
"Not anymore," a voice echoes.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeg2wxO1hr
I go rigid.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ525XaORIkF
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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkNJEPkbBI
Slowly, I turn, my expression already set in stone. And there he is.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkThzvzAACD
Lucifer.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoXARAH71N
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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtsMUyBilO
"Oh, it’s you," I say, my voice dripping with disdain.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlVbZ0mbpx
He shrugs, unfazed. "Told you I’d be here."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmOVcVQSrX
I roll my eyes, pushing past him. I don’t want to deal with him. Not now.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jkaw73k0n
But, of course, he follows.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHQRgAV67w
"Why the hostility?" he asks lightly, like this is all some joke to him.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2t9LXuNRAF
"Because you’re ignorant. Arrogant," I snap, turning to glare at him. "And you think you’re better than everyone else."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9RfOuZuIB
His grin widens. "God did say I was His most misunderstood creation."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVieWtFrWM
I scoff. "Misunderstood? That’s rich."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYBwsytqt9
Lucifer chuckles, stuffing his hands in his pockets. "Well, everyone has their reputation, don’t they?"214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0DbUccDBi
I don’t respond. I keep walking, determined to put distance between us, but he doesn’t take the hint.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWIZy3QK4w
"At least tell me your name," he presses, matching my pace effortlessly.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZofr2YSuT
I keep my lips sealed.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseDFroyo4D
"Alright, let’s start with introductions, then," he says, overly dramatic. "I’m the Devil. And you are?"214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3ffcI3MwX
I stop. Damn him.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BejTEgPKv
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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qHxYCjMTw
He extends his hand.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZishDwTj68
I hesitate.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMZCsXMntN
What does he want? Why is he being so nice?214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEZzO4HRH0
"...Evangeline," I finally say, taking his hand reluctantly.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhY1Mxqo9b
His fingers are warm, steady. His smile widens just enough to make me regret saying anything at all.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdn9HEDvwV
"Evangeline," he repeats, savoring the name like a secret. "A pretty name for a pretty lady."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6APgnagshC
I stiffen. "Lady?"214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiuYtL8f5b
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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfG8j5mxquU
"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."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KEOes7BgM
He shrugs, completely unfazed, as if the entire conversation is nothing more than an idle amusement for him.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZRDrYQsXJ
"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?"214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTp0a9eE4J
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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBF1duA4yyA
"You really think you can just stroll around here like everything’s normal? Like you belong?" I scoff.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDumpxRvcu
"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."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydCaWQ8XT6
I stop dead in my tracks, turning sharply to face him, my wings fluttering in agitation. Anger burns through me like wildfire.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNTibSYU4u
"Cute?" I growl, my eyes flashing. "You think this is cute?"214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAqzMER1n8
He smirks. That insufferable, knowing smirk. He’s enjoying this. Enjoying me.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvtv8ox1f1
"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."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRKsFJ4eyP
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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS82GKNPPY2
And he knows that.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj19hGdioa6
He’s watching me carefully, studying me like he’s waiting for me to realize something. Waiting for me to admit something.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsXCKr7fNB
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."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwG3mF8rbF
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.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRp0nq2h9tN
"You were cast down for defying God," I remind him. "What else would you be?"214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyYqqJjD6m
His smirk lingers, but there’s something unreadable in his eyes now. "I’m just misunderstood, really."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNU8gDdv9S
I scoff, but there’s something almost playful in the way I do it. "Misunderstood? Fine."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvDb9rztPG
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. 214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSDRaiQqFY
"What can I say?" he muses. "Everyone loves a good villain story. Besides, I think we might get along better than you think."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYPaOSJQ5u
I narrow my eyes at him, refusing to let him get under my skin. Even though, deep down, I already know he has.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FQ70CEdtz
"I doubt that," I mutter under my breath, looking away.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVswsgW6sgp
But he catches it. Of course, he does.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsGdCMdBx2
His smile deepens, that knowing glint in his gaze growing even stronger. "You know, I’m not as bad as you’ve been told."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQRS36zVr3
I let out a dry laugh. "Prove it."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvIlGVytNU
His grin doesn’t falter. "Maybe I will."214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRIoxOOgrU
And just like that, we keep walking, the tension between us thick, shifting into something neither of us understands yet.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeeVPtjGBq
Neither of us knows if we’re enemies, allies… or something else entirely.214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAWli22n6V
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