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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I don’t blink, don’t breathe, don’t move. All I do is stare at the dark, smoky shapes moving hazily between the five fires. I’m completely certain none of those shapes are mortal. They are something else.

Dark and made from shadows, they are opaque and ephemeral. But as I watch, my eyes watering from refusing to blink, the shapes harden and coalesce.

Suddenly, it’s not just smoke with a hint of an arm or a head here and there. They are shapes of people.

I blink once, because the tears gathering in my eyes make me doubt my vision. Then I inhale a deep breath, focusing on the air. Did I breathe in some of Jarota’s herbal smoke by mistake? Is that why I’m seeing things?