I was nervous as hell. It was the very first time I was going to meet them officially.

Meeting in cellars didn't count.

After all these years of burning in a fire of loneliness and isolation, I was finally going to blow it down. My hopes, my nerves, my senses, everything was high along with my blood pressure. I was tensed and worried.

Angelina told me Lucifer went back to Reynes but he would be here by tomorrow. And my parents wished to see me. I was bathed and clothed in an elegant dress that Angelina handed me. She seemed rather familiar with this place more than I was.

I...