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Chapter 1

I take a step back, unable to tearMy lips part, andheart echoes loudly in my ears as I try to make sense of what just happened

Abby got shot, and it was my fault I threw up a telekinetic shield without even thinking It was a reflex, soer And I deflected the bullet froht into my sister’s stomach

I blink and look down at her un body There’s a small puddle of blood on the floor beneath her, and her clothes are stained Her chest steadily rises and falls, and she looks peaceful, lying on the floor fast asleep despite al

And it’s all thanks to Lucifer

Lucifer

He’s out of Hell He’s free to walk around the Earth And…and I think he wantsthe little life inside me from…from…what?

What is Lucifer going to do? Stab ut while I sleep? Wait until the baby is born and then steal her? Kidnap me, lock me away in one of the circles of Hell, buried so deep down in the pit no one can find me?

My eyes flutter shut, and I have to remind myself to breathe so I don’t pass out It’ll be okay Somehow, some way, it’ll be okay

Because it always is

I’ve gotten myself into some shitty situations before, and I’ve always come out alive Barely alive, but I’ve come out Sooner or later the odds will catch up to me Sooner or later, I won’t make it out unscathed

Abby’s eyes flutter open and she starts to stir There’s blood all around her, her shirt is torn, and there’s a ser’s head it