Chapter 20: Don’t Judge Me
Chapter 20 – Don’t Judge Me
He stared out over the city one last time, then straightened his posture and turned away from the ledge. His eyes burned faintly gold beneath the shadow of his lashes. The world below continued, blissfully unaware of the divine blood still clinging to his soul. And maybe that was fine. Maybe it was better that way.
He took a breath.
"I guess," he murmured, "what I need to think about now... is Naomi."
A pause.
"And everyone else I’m gonna screw around with."
The breeze carried his words away like ash off a bank ledger.
[You don’t plan to leave her, do you?]
Lux chuckled, the sound dry, edged with a bit of smoke. "No. I’m Greed, remember? Hell would freeze over before I leave something that’s mine."
He rolled his shoulders once, shaking off the last residue of the divine realm’s heaviness.
"But I guess now," he added, "I know what I should give her. Something better than a country."