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 wake at dawn, feeling strong and well-rested. My body is eager to perform my normal morning chores: get water from the well, light a fire for a breakfast brew, wash my face, braid my hair. But my mind is still in turmoil. It wants me to sit in bed until I make sense of everything that happened, but I already know it’s impossible.

I don’t have all the information. Too many missing pieces to even try to understand.

But I have to do something, so I come out of bed and go over to my patient room, where the light is best. I examine myself long and hard, looking at every inch of skin I see, counting my fingers and toes.

I touch myself everywhere I can reach, taking stock of my scars, freckles, and beauty marks. I reach behind for the large, brown beauty mark on my lower back and trace its shape around and around.