The Devil’s Bargain
He turned back abruptly, his hands cupping Zoe’s face with a firm grip, forcing her head toward the window.
“Hey! What are you doing?”
“Shh,” Aaron hissed, pointing down toward the small courtyard below. “Look.”
Zoe narrowed her eyes, following his gaze.
Down below, a woman sat on a stone bench, quietly reading a book. She wore a white lab coat, her long black hair dancing softly in the evening breeze. Under the glow of the streetlights, she seemed to possess a faint, ethereal aura. Her features were delicate, her eyes as calm and clear as a mountain lake. She radiated a sense of purity and grace, like a porcelain doll untouched by the chaos of the world.