The Devil’s Boy
“He saved me, once. After I lost everything. My husband, my shop, my little boy. He took me in, gave me work. I owe him my life.”
She smoothed a wrinkle from Luca’s sleeve, eyes softening. “But I also know what it is to be close to him. He is strict, one-track minded, and very cruel, sometimes without realizing it. When he sets his eyes on something, or someone, it is only a matter of time before the rest of the world disappears for him. You understand?”
Luca hesitated, then nodded, voice small. “H-He… he conf-confuses me.”
Celeste’s lips twitched into something that wasn’t quite a smile. “Of course he does. The Devil always does.”
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