Lana                           …Freedom comes at a price. I observe through my eyes helplessly as I repeat those words to Lucifer. I know that this is no nightmare, though. No, I can still feel everything, but I’m not longer in the driver’s seat of my body. Fractured emotions rush through my mind as I try to seduce Michael and threaten Lucifer. I want to scream for help, but I can’t. As I lie in wait, trapped in my own body, I begin to understand what I am. Flashes of what I thought were visions turn out to be memories. Fear overwhelms me when Lucifer asks the other me about the fires, and my vision begins to darken. A ball of ice spreads across my body, coating me with power as I see images of bloody oceans and every light in the sky dim until I’m in complete darkness. It’s only when I feel a familiar

Lana              I wipe my dirty hands on my shorts as I take a couple of samples from an old sedimentary deposit. I look around the large cavern and make my way to some of the niches on the ground. Water flows from the openings on the wall, and shadows dance around the ground from the flickering lights in the openings around the ceiling. The cavern is beautiful with its earthy colors of red, brown and auburn. It feels like I’m walking inside of the sun. Smiling widely, I walk across the smooth ground until I come to a massive drop below. The yawning opening is pretty deep. Earlier, I threw a large rock, and it took a while before I heard it strike the ground.              “I wouldn’t get closer if I were you, chérie.” A smooth male voice mutters behind me.       &n

Lana               My eyes feel heavy as I slowly awaken. I do a full-body stretch before I tuck my head closer to Lucifer’s neck. His fingers traverse gently down my spine, and his chest rises and falls with his steady breaths. After a moment, I glance up at him from the fringe of my lashes. He must feel my gaze because he stops caressing me and smiles. “Good morning, mate,” he mutters huskily.                        A corresponding smile stretches across my lips. Even with all of the things that have been happening, I can’t but feel extremely contented to be in my mate’s arms. It also makes something inside of me heal when he calls me his mate.               Lucifer angles us both to face each other and slides his fingers down

Lana              Looking, I blink my eyes, shocked to find myself in the middle of an empty street. My chest heaves and my body hurts as I rush through the streets. The sound of rushing feet behind me makes my heart beat wildly inside of my chest, and glass shatters around me, making me cry out with fear as I run into a building.               Slinking down on a nearby wall, I look around and make sure that I wasn’t followed. After a minute, I rest my head against the wall and close my eyes. I touch my cheek and wince when I hear a sound nearby. Reaching for a shard of glass on the ground, I lift it like a weapon. I look at the glassy surface and see that my ebony hair is tousled, my large, and my hazel eyes look sunken from lack of sleep. Let’s not forget how much my body aches from the beating I took before I ra

Lana              I scream in my head as Apolliana raises her hand and pushes power into Michael and Rafel. Both males fly back as if struck and slide across the floor.              Lucifer grips me tightly, but I let my power cover him until his hold begins to loosen. Unfortunately, Apolliana uses his affection for me to her advantage because I know that he’s holding back from hurting us. His eyes glow fiery as he tries to fight me without doing me any harm, but Apolliana is too powerful. As Lucifer begins to lose consciousness, I conclude that Apolliana has finally gained full control of my being.              I almost vomit when she reaches for her weapon and aims it at Lucifer’s neck.          &