Devil's Deal: A Dark Fantasy Romance

Devil's Deal: A Dark Fantasy Romance

Author: Layla Fae Listening Length: 19h 6m

The devil craves my soul. It calls to him like the scent of fresh blood. I am not afraid. The night of summer solstice, I do something stupid. Drawn to the fire of magic, I approach the gods in their sacred circle. I am just a mortal, one of many. I shouldn’t merit their attention. But behind the royal figures of the ...

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The wall of flaming branches in front of me calms, and, for a moment, I swear the heat dissipates as pleasant coolness soothes my skin. The silence of the gathered people is hungry, expectant. The moment stretches as I wait for my doom.

Surely, the sacred flames will reach for me any moment. They will tangle in my thrice becursed chaplet and my mother’s ill-fated dress and swallow me whole.

I wait. The fire crackles, calm and warm, and the heat, so unbearable just moments before when I stood farther away, slides over my skin through my clothes. It licks down my neck and collarbones and then lower, caressing the valley between my breasts.

My heart beats too fast, making me dizzy, and yet I stand strong. I don’t dare close my eyes. Slowly, I realize nothing’s going to happen. I don’t dare think it yet, but I feel it in my bones.