KISSERA couldn't tell one decrepit pile of rubble from the next, but Zarek and Lucifer seemed to know where they were going. In fact, Zarek walked as if taking a stroll in his own backyard. She half expected him to greet the greenish scavengers by name. With nothing around but foul-smelling air and wide swaths of lethal grass, Kissera was so done with Hell. The constant twilight didn’t hurt, but it was boring. The whole place was boring. The few people they saw kept as much distance between their small group as possible. Even the scant wildlife stayed away. It was a lonely place. She missed New York.
Lucifer's words burned in her mind. He said it. Just like that. No colorful language. No disguising the outcome. They were going to fall in love. He was certain. It was crazy. When it came to
