Chapter 23

"Who are you? "I asked in a calm tone of voice. I wasn't stupid enough to think that the power in my veins wouldn't recognize the one that made everything possible.

The man opened a smile that did not rise to his eyes, reminding a lot of someone who no longer knew how to use the muscles of his face for such emotion. The hair was golden brown, and the eyes were chocolate, the features soft and beautiful like an angel. In an instant, the beauty disappeared, leaving behind a creature with horns and wings, the skin of a reddish-brown that sparkled as if it were on fire. As if the fire was part of the blood that ran through your veins. Then, in a snap of his fingers, the beautiful young man returned, and the smile still stretched his mouth. Lucifer, in person, was before me.

"Now that he recognizes me," he said, tilting his head lightly in what could be a measure. Even if he considered me his equal, even if he gave his life to raise me, he would never bow. He was still the ki