The Devil's Broken Doll
he said at last, voice calm, measured, carrying easily through the pit.
Adelaide lifted her chin, a spark of wicked satisfaction glinting in her eyes. “I was waiting.”
Apollo’s smile sharpened, not cruel, not indulgent. Proud.
“Good,” the Devil said quietly. “That instinct will keep you alive when everyone else decides you’re worth killing.”
The words settled like iron. They were not for comfort. They were gospel.
He straightened, gaze lifting briefly, not to the ceiling but to the mountain itself, as if acknowledging something that had almost revealed its hand. For a heartbeat, Adelaide felt the pit’s sigils hum in agreement, like a choir too old for mercy.
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