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against his hand, clutching it a little tighter, her need to feel his strength too powerful to deny. He responded by glancing down at their joined hands and, for a moment, she thought he would pull his away, but he tightened his hold instead, squeezing her hand in a way that felt both gentle and protective, as if he was being extremely careful with her.
She tore her gaze away from his face when he glanced back at her again, fixing her eyes on the glowing orb suspended above his right palm.
It was the only explanation her mind could conjure.
Somehow, Lucifer was capable of magic. Not parlour tricks like the men on the television employed, but real magic.
She had spent her teen and early adult years lost in fantasy novels about incredible lands, powerful mages, and extraordinary creatures. She had dreamed about living in such a world to see what it would be like for herself. She had never actually believed it was all possible though.
The part of her mind that clung to logic said that it wasn’t possible. She was merely seeing what she wanted to see, because she was caught up in a fantasy herself, brought about by whatever drug the man had given her to knock her out and the mysterious man holding her hand.
He was mysterious too.
He had secrets, ones that warned her to keep her distance from him in order to protect herself and her heart.
Ones that drew her to him at the same time, making her want to peel back the layers and learn more about him.
She wanted to know his deepest, darkest secrets and in return, she would share hers.
The light grew and she peered ahead of them. The glow from the orb bounced off a door at the end of the tunnel.
That orb suddenly disappeared, dropping them into darkness. Her hand jerked against Lucifer’s, squeezing it so tightly that she feared she would hurt him, but she couldn’t bring herself to loosen her grip.
“Bear the darkness but for a moment, Nina.” Lucifer’s voice curled around her in the pitch-black and she felt hazy from head to toe as her name fell from his lips.
If he could perform real magic, he was using it right now in his voice, luring her back under his spell until her fear of the darkness began to fade and she felt safe again, no longer vulnerable without her sight.
His hand slipping free of hers brought that fear right back though and she wrapped her arms around herself, suddenly cold to the bone as she waited, listening hard for a sign of him.
Metal ground against metal.
A clack echoed along the corridor.
A moment of silence.
Then the creak of rusty hinges scraped in her ears and bright light flooded the tunnel, blinding her. She flinched away from it, shielding her eyes with her right hand at the same time to protect them from the onslaught.
The scent of flowers and nature hit her hard, rushing past her on a warm breeze.
Lucifer made a low growling noise and bumped her as he backed away, leaving her in front of him. Nina squinted against the light and stepped forwards, drawn towards it and the world beyond the half-open door. She gripped the handle and pulled, eager to see what awaited her.
She was aware of Lucifer backing further into the tunnel as the door opened fully, but the vista that greeted her on the other side stole that awareness away from him.
“Go on ahead,” Lucifer gruffly said and she didn’t hesitate.
She stepped over the threshold of the tunnel, from the cold black stone and onto the soft green grass. The light washed over her and she basked in its warmth as it touched her and chased the chill from her skin. It heated her right down to her bones and she walked a few steps across the grass before stopping and tipping her head back, raising her face to the sun, her eyes closed. Bliss flowed through her and she sighed.
It was wonderful.
Nina pulled down a deep breath of crisp, fresh air into her lungs and exhaled it with a wide smile.
She stood there for what felt like minutes, stealing pleasure from the feel of the sun on her
She tore her gaze away from his face when he glanced back at her again, fixing her eyes on the glowing orb suspended above his right palm.
It was the only explanation her mind could conjure.
Somehow, Lucifer was capable of magic. Not parlour tricks like the men on the television employed, but real magic.
She had spent her teen and early adult years lost in fantasy novels about incredible lands, powerful mages, and extraordinary creatures. She had dreamed about living in such a world to see what it would be like for herself. She had never actually believed it was all possible though.
The part of her mind that clung to logic said that it wasn’t possible. She was merely seeing what she wanted to see, because she was caught up in a fantasy herself, brought about by whatever drug the man had given her to knock her out and the mysterious man holding her hand.
He was mysterious too.
He had secrets, ones that warned her to keep her distance from him in order to protect herself and her heart.
Ones that drew her to him at the same time, making her want to peel back the layers and learn more about him.
She wanted to know his deepest, darkest secrets and in return, she would share hers.
The light grew and she peered ahead of them. The glow from the orb bounced off a door at the end of the tunnel.
That orb suddenly disappeared, dropping them into darkness. Her hand jerked against Lucifer’s, squeezing it so tightly that she feared she would hurt him, but she couldn’t bring herself to loosen her grip.
“Bear the darkness but for a moment, Nina.” Lucifer’s voice curled around her in the pitch-black and she felt hazy from head to toe as her name fell from his lips.
If he could perform real magic, he was using it right now in his voice, luring her back under his spell until her fear of the darkness began to fade and she felt safe again, no longer vulnerable without her sight.
His hand slipping free of hers brought that fear right back though and she wrapped her arms around herself, suddenly cold to the bone as she waited, listening hard for a sign of him.
Metal ground against metal.
A clack echoed along the corridor.
A moment of silence.
Then the creak of rusty hinges scraped in her ears and bright light flooded the tunnel, blinding her. She flinched away from it, shielding her eyes with her right hand at the same time to protect them from the onslaught.
The scent of flowers and nature hit her hard, rushing past her on a warm breeze.
Lucifer made a low growling noise and bumped her as he backed away, leaving her in front of him. Nina squinted against the light and stepped forwards, drawn towards it and the world beyond the half-open door. She gripped the handle and pulled, eager to see what awaited her.
She was aware of Lucifer backing further into the tunnel as the door opened fully, but the vista that greeted her on the other side stole that awareness away from him.
“Go on ahead,” Lucifer gruffly said and she didn’t hesitate.
She stepped over the threshold of the tunnel, from the cold black stone and onto the soft green grass. The light washed over her and she basked in its warmth as it touched her and chased the chill from her skin. It heated her right down to her bones and she walked a few steps across the grass before stopping and tipping her head back, raising her face to the sun, her eyes closed. Bliss flowed through her and she sighed.
It was wonderful.
Nina pulled down a deep breath of crisp, fresh air into her lungs and exhaled it with a wide smile.
She stood there for what felt like minutes, stealing pleasure from the feel of the sun on her
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