Page 63 of Fear the Fall

I furrow my brows at her cryptic message, and she continues.

“Not all that are fallen are truly bad, and not all that reign are entirely virtuous.”

“You’re talking in riddles.”

“Hear him out, Victoria. There is much to learn from the man who stole your heart and haunts your dreams.” With that, she walks past me and disappears.

Maybe if Hell froze over. Perhaps her witchy signal is getting Zeke and Lucifer confused.

I’m still contemplating her words on my stroll down Bourbon Street. As if the world weren’t already filled to the brim with evil, something worse threatens to take over. For as much as I resent my time on Earth, I’m beginning to fear it’ll be cut too short. I hardly allow myself time to enjoy any part of it.

The sun is dipping down behind the landscape, painting the sky in brilliant shades of orange and pink. I marvel at the beauty of God’s Earth.

As a virtue angel, I never truly understood his fascination with his creation. I always thought humans were powerless weaklings that held no appeal and Earth was simply their dwelling. Now that I’m here and have time to open my eyes and look around, I get it. It’s a true masterpiece. As hurt as I was at being cast out and losing my wings, I can’t help but feel a bit lucky. It’s something I don’t deserve, but getting to experience this place and all the intense emotions that come with it feels like an unspoken gift.

With war on the horizon and the possibility of the end close by, I vow here and now to look up to the sky a bit more, inhale the scents of flowers that waft in the air, and enjoy all the trappings of Earth while I can.

Take Madame Solheim’s advice to heart and allow others their voice.

I’m not in the market to have conversations with the devil about anything other than saving the world, but it looks like that’s exactly the talk we need to have. If I have information that could be helpful to keep him in power and the balance in order, then I’ll give it to him. The only problem? How does one summon the devil and not alert the other enemy?

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