Chapter 116

"Then, over them, he made the holy cross, at which they flung themselves upon the shore. And he, as fast as he had come, went off."

-Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy

This idea was absolutely crazy and unbelievably stupid, but I had run out of options. I was going to lose my mind if they forced me back into that dark cell again. Alexis had made me desperate, and I suddenly remembered Ronan's unbelievable story from years ago that could possibly change my future.

Rodriguez leaned over me and I saw fear in his eyes, maybe for the first time since we met. Lucifer wasn't going to spare him, and he must have been aware that he was going to be punished for conspiracy.

That idea seeded hope inside me and I was planning to hold on to it as long as physically possible.