Lex sat beside me on the bed, holding my hand with a loving smile on his face. Sofie and June had left us alone, disappearing to God knows where.
"Do you know how much I've missed you?" he said, gazing into my eyes and gently cupping my face. His sudden change in mood filled me with joy.
"What's the matter?" I asked, placing my hands on his soft cheek.
"I don't think Beelzebub will let us live here," he confessed, and I sighed.
"But I'll take you out of here. We don't need him to decide. We can both take him down if he gets in our way," he added with determination.
"No, no, no, we're not taking anyone down. He didn't hurt me during my stay here. Let's just leave in peace," I said, struggling to understand my own conflicted feelings. Living Beelzebub had somehow broken some
