Chained in the Demon's Lair (Hellfire Circus) by Crystal De la Cruz

Author:Crystal De la Cruz
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: The Blue Bouzouki Press

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“Why did you do it?” Francois asked as he fondled Cassandra’s cheek, “my sweet Cassandra, why?”

He waited for his friend to collect herself as he stood by her side. He had known Cassandra for many, many years and though she had always been volatile, even given to spite when she felt she’d been bested, she had never been an evil woman. Whatever it was that had made her betray the circus that she loved and the people who occupied it, it must have been something big.

“Francois,” she whispered finally, “I did something terrible. In Chicago, the night of the storm, when the circus was down…”

“I remember.”

“There was a boy. An accident. Things got out of control and a young man died. I killed him Francois and by the time I realized what I’d done it was too late to take back.”

Francois held his tongue. Grim-faced, he continued to caress the cheek of his old friend. She was beyond his judgment now, she knew that herself. All he could do was comfort her.

“He told me he could undo it,” Cassandra said, “Mephistopheles, he told me he could bring the boy back to life. I felt so guilty Francois, I would have done anything to reverse what I’d done.”

As he stroked her temple, Cassandra collapsed into tears again. She had done wrong but now maybe she had a chance in some small way to redeem herself.

“Come,” Francois said, “take me to the mainframe room. Let’s try to stop this mess from getting any worse.”

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