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“What the fuck?” Lucian asks, crossing his arms over his chest. “These fucking bastards. I’m going to destroy them all.”
Screams rip through the world, and I stare in shock as a cloud of smoky darkness swirls through the air, twisting and spinning around the blips of light. Not light. Angels.
“Help!” a masculine voice calls out. “Heaven help us!”
Silence greets him.
There is no help coming for him.
I watch from Dante’s arms as the darkness crashes over the specs of light in the distance, devouring them all.
Satisfaction should course through me, but then the shadow spins in our direction. A tidal wave of inky black souls comes crashing toward us, and there’s nothing we can do.
Without the devils, Hell is as unbalanced as Heaven. It seems as if the universe might collapse.
This is no longer about Heaven or Hell. It’s about humanity.
It’s about the power of the souls.
Power that yearns to break free.
“Fuck! What the fuck!” A blinding light erupts in my vision, and I squeeze my eyes shut as a wave of pure white steals the darkness of the souls. “Give her to me!”
It’s Cassius. What is he doing here?
Dante tries to toss me to him, the light stinging and burning his skin, but I clutch onto him. It’s as if Cassius’s light repulses me, and I can’t get my body to comply and agree to go with him. Dante grunts at my strength.
“I’m not leaving,” I snap, grinding my teeth. “I need to be here.”
“Raven, please—”
The ground shakes, causing Dante to stumble a few feet before he regains his balance. Heat ignites inside me, and I tense and arch my back, feeling fire course under my skin to shoot out of my palms. The flames devour the light and the shadows of Hell-bound souls, leaving us standing in a strange haze.
“I need to be here,” I repeat, resting my cheek on Dante’s shoulders. “Please. Just for a bit. The souls won’t hurt us.”
Lucian and Cassius stare at me with slackened jaws, their reactions making them look more similar than I’ve ever seen them.
“I’m sorry, pretty soul,” Dante whispers, his voice shaking. “You can’t.”
I fist my hands to fight, to force him to let me down, but Cassius snatches me away. Dante doesn’t intervene.
“Cassius!” I scream, bucking my body. “You fucking bastard!”
Fire swallows Lucian and Dante, separating us. Whirlwind emotions crash through me, stealing my breath.
“Hold on, Raven. This is going to hurt.” Cassius summons angelic light in one of his hands.
Agony burns through me at its closeness.
I scream.
Chapter 2
RAVEN
Soul Searching
AS QUICKLY AS the pain slices through me, it vanishes.
