A look of fear crossed Maeve’s face when most of the crowd didn’t oppose me this time. They believed in me… at least, most of them did. And the ones who didn’t were hesitant to speak. She stepped forward, pointing a sharp claw at me. “How can we trust an angel to rule Hell?”
I stared at her, finally calming myself down enough to think straight. Maeve had raised an army of my people and fixed them against me. She betrayed me, just like Kasey said she would. And I was a damn fool to believe that an Envy could ever want to be my loyal friend without wanting something more.
Eros stayed beside me, unmoving, yet he kept his eye on Dr. U who sat on her hands and knees in a puddle of her own blood. I clenched my hands into fists and glanced down at her in sorrow. Courting Pit, my ass… this turne
