A sickle moon was barely visible overhead. The buzz of cricket song rose and fell around me and I kicked at the leaves blowing past my feet in a kid’s game to keep my mind off my ex and my sister. I kept one eye out for Luc, my nerves jumping at every moving shadow, but no demon emerged from the dry leaves swirling in the alleys or the darkened doorways. Having readied myself for what seemed like his inevitable appearance, I was almost disappointed when he didn’t show up.I was even more disappointed when Emilia did.“Amy,” she said, materializing from behind an oak tree. I flinched, my hand flying to my heart. She didn’t seem to notice. “Stop seducing Lucifer.”Dropping my hand, I let out the breath stuck in my throat and started walking again. “Come off it, Emilia. You know I’m not the one doing the seducing. Like I told you earlier today, you wanted to play with fire. Now you’re playing with fire.”She fell into step with me, her high-heeled Gucci boots clacking on the sidewalk.
