Chapter 10

"It's been a long time since anyone was interested in hearing my story.

"So enjoy "I said, and sat on the floor. "Tell me about everything that no one has ever been interested in listening to.

On my back, I heard Vraxlon approaching, and he also sat next to me, at Eva's feet. The woman watched both of us. Without sketching surprise, without looking moved. Anyway, I knew what it represented that the queen of hell had bowed, even if only to sit down. I knew this could say much more about me than any story she has written about my destiny.

And that's why I was not surprised to notice the smile stretching on the woman's lips, and it was pure satisfaction that I noticed in her tone of voice, when she also sat in front of us, like an old friend, a mother, and said:

"Of all the life stories I shared to destiny, you, Elena Flamel, were the one I was most happy to write.

"Tell me more about it" I was careful not to ask, not to let her use the phrase as one of th