Chapter 1
Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven. - John Milton, Paradise Lost
Hellfire Rising was a den of corruption.
A hotbed of sin and scandal.
Here hearts were broken, dreams destroyed, and dark fantasies realized.
It was the closest thing to a home Lucien Star had. He leaned against the balcony overlooking the dancers below, and with a snap of his fingers he held a glass of brandy. He took a slow sip, savoring the dark, hard flavor of the alcohol.
Two years ago, he had left behind the devil that his father expected him to be and remade himself into a different devil. Lucifer—the Morning Star, the once favored angel, the ruler of hell who never left the darkness—was gone. He was done spending the majority of his days in the dark abyss and the fires of hell in the realm of
