Chapter 8
If these delights thy mind may move
Then live with me and be my Love
—Christopher Marlowe
Up to that point in his life, Alan thought winning his soul back from Lucifer would be the most difficult task he’d ever have to face. The stakes had been high, and the contest had been rigged. He knew that he would reach his grave before he’d find out just how they defeated Old Scratch at his own game. Had the two of them been so stunning that even the trio of damned souls couldn’t lie and call the game in favor of Lucifer? Had they really been transcendent? Were they really free? The mark on the back of his hand was gone, and he noticed Simon had not been similarly scarred, so they must have won. Somehow.
But as he stood outside Simon’s apartment, he realized that performing Waitin
