Devil's Deal: A Dark Fantasy Romance

Devil's Deal: A Dark Fantasy Romance

Author: Layla Fae Listening Length: 19h 6m
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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’m hidden among the branches of a tall pear tree on the balk between Bogdan’s and Darobor’s fields. They’ve been feuding over this pear tree for years now, although amicably. At one point, Jarota proposed it should be felled and the timber equally divided between the two field owners, but luckily, both Bogdan and Darobor like their pear moonshine better than justice.

So the tree stands, and I’ve climbed it to have a good view of the spot where the poludnica appeared yesterday. Dadzbog rises steadily higher and higher up the sky, and so far, all I see is golden wheat swayed this way and that by the gentle wind.

I’m wearing a straw hat and have a flask with me, from which I take small sips as I watch. Everyone has gone off the fields for now. It’s quiet, empty, deceptively safe.

Then, just from the corner of my eye, I see a flutter of white. I turn and push a small branch aside to have a better look. There she is.