"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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzBXiyFWFu
I’ve done nothing wrong. Nothing. And yet, here I am—cast down, thrown from the heavens like a discarded relic.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpt3ezAMJr
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlpFEEX3kx
He thinks he owns this world, manipulating everything to his liking. Twisting fate, corrupting souls, playing king.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hQC6h0n59
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AWfwF6Zqt
I exhale sharply, trying to still my thoughts. None of that matters right now. What matters is that I have nowhere to go.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEnLGGlW9H
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhngALE5aqD
At least God hasn’t stripped me of my powers.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZ03taYdX7
I can still do anything I want.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNes0sTpIjR
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2PihE2cWm
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaaKh3nFbv
I watch them for a long moment, feeling something foreign settle in my chest. Jealousy? Resentment? Regret?19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV2qzoVWyU
"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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndbboeyOtD
A soft chuckle breaks the stillness behind me.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogJx4jym6t
"Not anymore," a voice echoes.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnMr5ohfRA
I go rigid.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwqFnRUf3K
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjiommAJIg
Slowly, I turn, my expression already set in stone. And there he is.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFffc7XfI03
Lucifer.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzM6ra81YtT
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbD7x49EXGT
"Oh, it’s you," I say, my voice dripping with disdain.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNV6AFaELNh
He shrugs, unfazed. "Told you I’d be here."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yfnyFY0Vx
I roll my eyes, pushing past him. I don’t want to deal with him. Not now.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKxXySbNcz
But, of course, he follows.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkBMBwxFwP
"Why the hostility?" he asks lightly, like this is all some joke to him.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzILdXUqjdv
"Because you’re ignorant. Arrogant," I snap, turning to glare at him. "And you think you’re better than everyone else."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgp7VGwUE6
His grin widens. "God did say I was His most misunderstood creation."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6z3u5ZLRt
I scoff. "Misunderstood? That’s rich."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOm41N5k7cI
Lucifer chuckles, stuffing his hands in his pockets. "Well, everyone has their reputation, don’t they?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhra2k7VkU
I don’t respond. I keep walking, determined to put distance between us, but he doesn’t take the hint.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yKkH0z8YN
"At least tell me your name," he presses, matching my pace effortlessly.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5rIqW41ob
I keep my lips sealed.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZmykbkIwu
"Alright, let’s start with introductions, then," he says, overly dramatic. "I’m the Devil. And you are?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69e0EfXZi8
I stop. Damn him.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkYBviqEMq
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8WmaX0qLB
He extends his hand.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0RNzuWBba
I hesitate.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfPOItaLoK
What does he want? Why is he being so nice?19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrdzfvB33x
"...Evangeline," I finally say, taking his hand reluctantly.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwojonSX4a
His fingers are warm, steady. His smile widens just enough to make me regret saying anything at all.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXroD6CMh6
"Evangeline," he repeats, savoring the name like a secret. "A pretty name for a pretty lady."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmcAtsctYi
I stiffen. "Lady?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHi8W1sF54l
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABMfe3ob1M
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpMMM5RjzP
He shrugs, completely unfazed, as if the entire conversation is nothing more than an idle amusement for him.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMERxOGF0S
"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?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMUMSrIIbQ
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CENIRlZuP
"You really think you can just stroll around here like everything’s normal? Like you belong?" I scoff.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvsV9rQQU4
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4maycupgM
I stop dead in my tracks, turning sharply to face him, my wings fluttering in agitation. Anger burns through me like wildfire.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBfM5oQ72E
"Cute?" I growl, my eyes flashing. "You think this is cute?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyubKw44HJ
He smirks. That insufferable, knowing smirk. He’s enjoying this. Enjoying me.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvL3baEOvN
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuNcNAXy9B
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo81PRU8EOA
And he knows that.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CNc68C8sj
He’s watching me carefully, studying me like he’s waiting for me to realize something. Waiting for me to admit something.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucktonNdFi
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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWL5REqFYt
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGqqRA0bWR
"You were cast down for defying God," I remind him. "What else would you be?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngwd1PQJpv
His smirk lingers, but there’s something unreadable in his eyes now. "I’m just misunderstood, really."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOaZ8zEYpP
I scoff, but there’s something almost playful in the way I do it. "Misunderstood? Fine."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FaGRp1Jaj
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHR9fjx5EU
"What can I say?" he muses. "Everyone loves a good villain story. Besides, I think we might get along better than you think."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1n67ELKPjK
I narrow my eyes at him, refusing to let him get under my skin. Even though, deep down, I already know he has.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LTQUOCDH1
"I doubt that," I mutter under my breath, looking away.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpv80MnZvy
But he catches it. Of course, he does.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqCIx7v1oN
His smile deepens, that knowing glint in his gaze growing even stronger. "You know, I’m not as bad as you’ve been told."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpCAHGqhdj
I let out a dry laugh. "Prove it."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bqUsNHZPk
His grin doesn’t falter. "Maybe I will."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wn3mWkdgu
And just like that, we keep walking, the tension between us thick, shifting into something neither of us understands yet.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVb7N527lPK
Neither of us knows if we’re enemies, allies… or something else entirely.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzqPGJy0ne
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