Chapter 9
“Avarice, envy, pride, The fatal sparks, have set the hearts of all On Fire.” –Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy
Emma blinked a few times, then opened her mouth but didn’t say anything. The uncomfortable silence stretched for ages and I started to think that maybe she wasn’t ready to handle what the world had in store for her. I concentrated on her thoughts, and she seemed very confused. I didn’t know what to make of it. Ricky was born in hell, so he was slightly less receptive to a human’s way of living.
“Demons?” Emma repeated, narrowing her eyes at me. “I remember it now—they were doing strange, unexplained things, and then you showed up. The light … they were struck with the lightning bolt.”
She seemed nervous, her voice uneven. Ricky shifted on the chair and my pulse wa
