Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
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Started reading September 11, 2025
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There were two golden rules their mother had taught them about roaming New Orleans after dark: the first was that if the dark looks at you, you never look back. That was a surefire way to be caught by a Devil.
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The second rule was that if you did break the first, never ever make any deals with a Devil. Not unless you wanted to lose your soul.
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should Ophelia tragically pass on without any heirs of her own, Genevieve would not be carrying on the family legacy.
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Souls that are dead cannot cross roses of red,
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The most valuable thing she owned was hanging around her neck.
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The golden bauble had been in her family for generations, enchanted with a powerful magic that bound it to its wearer. Her mother had always claimed it guided her through her toughest times and that one day it would guide Ophelia.
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words etched into the back: Follow your heart.
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“A heart and a key would set me free,” it said. “But you should hope we do not meet again, angel.”
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“Be careful what you reveal out in the open. Even the walls have ears here, angel.”
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Stop thinking about any being in Phantasma as having good intentions or motives to help you and start asking yourself how their actions are really beneficial to them.”
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“You are exactly the person I’ve been waiting for.”
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a heart and a key would set me free. But you should hope we do not meet again…” Angel. She decided to take creative liberty and omit that last bit.
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“If you fail”—one corner of his mouth lifted in a grim smile as he spoke—“one decade of your life span will be transferred to me.”
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In deepening light, where senses fade, a labyrinth vast, a daunting maze. No sight, no sound, no touch to guide, navigate true or be crushed inside. Beware the beast, within the heart, and find the door, back to start.
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Etched into the oak flooring were several words. The first was unreadable, having been scratched out so many times there was a deep gouge in the floor, but the ones beneath were crystal clear. And Gabriel Forever.
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“Jealousy is a sexy color on you.
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stay the Hell away from that Phantom.