ra

phire ring from the outdoor trash can where I'd tossed

r, my voice flat. "Some

t to Dante's power, filled with the city's underworld elite. The air was thick with

"devotion," how he kept a candle burning for his lost lov

Sienna, looking radiant in a dress the exact shade of my eyes. Holding her other hand was Luc

me gasped. "My God,

ing with a sympathy so false it was almo

ou," he demanded, his small voice laced with a venom th

n't be petty, Elara," she chided, her voice a low h

yes welling with tears as she claimed Luca had insisted she come, that she didn't want to intrude.

to chant for D

eyes finding mine. Then, he dropped to

" he announced to the silent r

ring, identical to the first. He slid it on

s voice a low murmur meant for ever

ng was just a cold, he

for me to make a wish. I closed my eyes, the faces of my pare

eep breath

rophone Dante held out for me. "My wish is..

od the threat immediately. A choked sob escaped

r nails digging into my skin

e turned to Dante, who was still kneeling at m