LUCIA has always considered herself an introvert. I had a small apartment in Manhattan and a huge rack of love novels. In the evenings, Edgar, a flower in a pot, kept me company. And the couples on the subway were annoying: compared to them, I felt more lonely. That day I found a stranger on the doorstep of my house. His pitch-black eyes reflected eternity. He resembled a Renaissance sculpture. Two black wings grew from his snow-white back. His heart told him: he needed help. Although I wanted to run. To run away from Cassiel, the living embodiment of my dark demons. And that part of me that was unfamiliar to me. Who knows, perhaps he is my worst curse. CASSIEL Long ago, I had a colorful life. I commanded entire armies. Now my weapons are human desires and passions. I am the real evil, the fiend of hell. And my time is running out. The thirst for redemption is unbearable. Perhaps it’s too late: I have many sins. But no matter how incredible it may seem, I strive for the best. It’s scary to give my eternal soul into the hands of a simple girl. But I know that Lucy can help me. She is made of light and will show me the way to salvation from the bottomless darkness. I am sure that Lucy will remember me and what connected us...