THE DEVIL'S BRIDE
Episode 7: A Heart That Burns
By Rapwizzy Debaron
Lucien stood alone in the Hall of Truth, staring at the blood Evelyn had left behind.
It shimmered on his palm — mortal, wild, real.
No bride had ever defied him.
None had dared to touch the curse.
None had felt enough to try.
But Evelyn… she was fire.
And he?
He was crumbling.
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Evelyn didn't return to her chambers.
She couldn't breathe in that palace of shadows, where even the walls whispered his name.
So she ran.
Through the gardens that bloomed only under moonlight. Past the roses that never died. Until she reached the cliff edge—the one that overlooked the River of Souls.
She screamed.
Not loud.
Just… enough to release the weight on her chest.
A voice answered behind her.
"You bleed for him."
Seraphina.
Dressed in white again. Her hair cascading like midnight ink. But this time… she looked tired.
No venom. No malice.
Just memory.
"You loved him once," Evelyn said, not looking back.
"I still do."
"Then why betray him?"
Seraphina walked forward. "Because love… changes. I gave him everything. My name. My heart. My future. And in return… I was forgotten."
"He still dreams of you."
Seraphina laughed softly. "He dreams of what I was. Not what I became."
Evelyn turned to face her. "Then why are you here?"
"To see if you can do what I never could." Her eyes were sharp. "Save him."
Evelyn's voice dropped. "Or destroy him."
Seraphina didn't answer.
Instead, she held out a pendant—silver, shaped like a flame. "Take it. You'll need it when the final bond begins."
"What bond?"
But Seraphina was gone.
Leaving behind only the pendant…
…and a whisper in the wind:
"He will burn for you. The only question is—will you burn for him?"
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Back in the palace, Lucien stared at his reflection.
Not the polished mirror version.
The one buried deep — the broken boy, the betrayed prince, the demon wrapped in guilt.
He touched the spot where Evelyn's blood had met his.
It still burned.
And for the first time in centuries…
he wanted to be saved.
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To be continued…
Love doesn't heal without scars.
Evelyn's courage is rising.
Lucien's curse is cracking.
And Seraphina isn't done yet.
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