“Bring her to me.”The words settled between them like a death sentence.For several seconds, neither father nor son moved.The abandoned park seemed to hold its breath. The trees stood motionless beneath the moonlight, their branches casting long, crooked shadows across the cracked pavement. Somewhere in the distance, a stray dog barked once before silence swallowed the sound.Lucas stared at his father.His jaw tightened.His fingers curled slowly into fists at his sides, and the anger burning behind his eyes was no longer subtle. It moved through him like a living thing, crawling beneath his skin and demanding release.Lucifer, however, remained perfectly still.He watched his son with an almost amused curiosity.After all these centuries, he had learned exactly how to provoke Lucas.And right now, he had finally found the one thing that could make the ruthless creature hesitate.Lucas's mother.The woman who had once been Lucifer's greatest weakness.The woman Lucas had stolen awa
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