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Chapter 9 – The Devil’s Lesson

Author: Twinkle
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-01 19:31:41

When Azrael told me to dress up, I thought it was another test.

I stood in front of the mirror in the red dress he’d picked for me. The slit ran high up my thigh, the neckline dipped lower than I was comfortable with. My honey-brown skin glowed under the silk, my curls loose around my shoulders.

For the first time since I got here, I actually looked like the girl in the magazines, the one people whispered about because of who my father was. But my hazel eyes gave me away. They were too restless, too uncertain.

When I stepped out of the room, Azrael was waiting in the hall. Black suit, no tie, shirt unbuttoned just enough to show ink on his chest. His storm-gray eyes landed on me, traveled from the slit of my dress up to my face, and then back again. He didn’t say a word, but the look alone made my stomach flip.

“Dinner,” he said, his voice even.

We drove along the cliffs. His men filled the cars ahead and behind, shadows against the headlights. I sat stiff beside him, my hands folded
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