CHAPTER 153

The envelope that came to him was thick, black, and unbranded, except for the red wax seal which was the form of a serpent biting its own tail.

Lucifer stared at it for a moment, contemplating on what to do with it. Antonio was the one who had picked it up from the doorstep that morning, brought it into the house without a word, and placed it on the table in front of him.

Now they both stood still, with only the sound of their breaths ringing in the silence.

“Bullshit,” Lucifer whispered as he took the envelope and cracked the seal.

Inside was a single ivory card,...