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Everyone has a story about where they were when the Demon King arrived. I was alone in my condo trying to swat a fly.
I had a strict no-news policy because the news was depressing. The world was burning. A mass shooting every other day. Political discord. Governmental nutjobs. I was already not excelling at life. I didn’t want to add to the shit with more shit.
Nothing is perfect in this world, and allowing something to show its cracks should be beautiful.
Whenever I’d throw a mini tantrum when I was a kid, my mom would turn to the witnesses in the grocery store or the library and just shake her head and say, “She’s an Aries,” as if they should know that meant I’m stubborn and I have a temper and I hate being told what to do. And I do. I really, really hate being told what to do. I level my shoulders, bunch my hands into fists, and stare into those bright, bottomless eyes of the Demon King and say, “No.”
“Every man has a weakness,” Adam repeats. “And the Demon King? You’re his.”
Fear keeps us all in our boxes, locked away safe and sound. I think in a lot of ways, doing family photography is my safe little box. I whine and bitch about it, but have I done anything to change it? No. Because it’s safe. Because doing it means I don’t have to take any big risks, it means I don’t have to face failure, or discomfort.
Can you predict the future too?” There’s a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth. “No. They just need time to catch up.”
Wrath yanks the collar of my shirt down, assessing the wound above my breast. “Describe to me how you feel,” he says, his eyes sweeping over my chest.
“Anything can change in an instant,” she said. “Everything and anything. And nothing can make you feel so small, the universe so big, as sudden change.”
“When I find you, dieva,” Wrath says, “I’m going to make you pay for this.”
“In Alius, calling dieva means you’ve claimed someone as yours. It is an unbreakable oath. It means that when a person has called dieva, they will do anything in their power to protect what is theirs.”
Wrath has claimed me as his.
