Chapter 1 ~~

Chapter One

(The Night Fate Bled)

The first time I saw him, the rain was falling like the sky was trying to wash away its sins.

I stood under a broken streetlight at the edge of the city, clutching my thin jacket tighter around my body. The night smelled of rust, smoke, and something rotten—like secrets that had been buried for too long.

I didn’t belong here.

But desperation has a way of pushing people into places they swore they would never step foot in.

My phone buzzed in my hand.

Unknown Number: Come alone.

My heartbeat slammed against my ribs.

This was it.The job interview.

It still sounded ridiculous in my head—personal assistant to a private businessman. No company name. No office address. Only a location pin sent hours earlier and a warning:

Ask questions and the deal is off.

I swallowed.

I needed this job.

Hospital bills were stacking up faster than I could breathe. My grandmother’s treatments. My sisters’ school fees. Rent overdue.Failure wasn’t an option.

Headlights cut through the rain.

A black car rolled silently to a stop in front of me.

Not a normal car.

It was the kind of car you see in movies when someone powerful is about to step out. Dark tinted windows. No license plate. Engine humming like a restrained beast.

The back door opened.

“Get in.”

The voice was deep.

Not loud.

Not threatening.

Yet my knees almost gave out.

I hesitated.What if I—”

The door remained open.

That was the warning.

I stepped inside.

The door shut behind me with a heavy thud that sounded too much like a coffin closing.

Warm leather. Soft lighting. The smell of expensive cologne mixed with gunpowder.

Gunpowder.

I froze.

Across from me sat a man dressed in black.

Not just black.

Midnight black. Tailored suit. Crisp shirt. No tie.

His face was partially hidden in shadow, but I could see enough.Sharp jawline.

Cold lips.

Eyes—

God.

His eyes were a dark, endless grey.

Not empty.

Not angry.

Controlled.

Like a predator who didn’t need to bare his teeth to prove he was dangerous.

“You’re late,” he said.

“I’m… sorry,” I whispered. “The bus—”

“I don’t care.”

Two words.Flat.

Final.

My fingers twisted together in my lap.

“I’m here about the assistant position.”

His gaze dropped to my hands.

Then slowly rose back to my face.

“You read the conditions?”

“Yes.”

“You still came.”

“Yes.”

A pause.

Long.

Heavy.

The car began moving.I won’t.”

He leaned forward.

His face entered the light.

Beautiful.

In a dangerous, ruinous way.

Scars traced faint lines across his knuckles.

Blood stained the cuff of his sleeve.

Fresh.

He noticed my stare.

“Still want the job?”

Every survival instinct in my body screamed no.

But my grandmother’s weak smile flashed in my mind.My sisters’ hopeful faces.

The eviction notice folded in my pocket.

“Yes.”

Lucifer held my gaze.

Something unreadable passed through his eyes.

“Good,” he said.

Then, quietly—

“You’re mine now.”chill ran down my spine.

Not because of fear.

But because some deep, traitorous part of me knew—

I was always going to say yes.

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