On my way back to Lust, I felt anxious. Not about my angel, but about that Envy. He hadn’t been in the waiting room when I left Dr. Xiexie’s office, but I didn’t know if I reacted the way I should’ve. I wanted to be strong, but I didn’t want to kill the man…
Even though Lucifer told me I could control my power, if I wanted, I didn’t know what would happen if I didn’t want to control it. That man wanted me to kill him to prove myself. If I killed him… would I lose control? What if I couldn’t stop killing once I started?
I stepped through the portal into Lust, nodded at the guards who smiled at me, and walked out into the pink sunlight, letting the sun warm my frozen toes. I kept my head down, staring at the white stone walkway that led to the castle.
How could I show my people I was as s
