THE DEVIL'S CLAIM
Order within chaos—that was his gift.
Liliana sat between us in the back, pressed against the door, her gaze fixed on the window as if staring hard enough could turn glass into an escape hatch. Her reflection wavered in the tinted glass: pale, beautiful, terrified, furious. She didn’t cry. Not once.
Good. I hated tears.
I leaned back, loosened my tie, lit a cigarette. The burn hit the back of my throat, steadying, grounding. Smoke curled into the tense air.
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