The morning sunlight filtered gently through Mia’s curtains, painting golden stripes across her pale cheeks. She stirred slightly, her body still weak from the fever that had gripped her the day before. But this time, she wasn’t waking up alone.
Kai was there.
He sat beside her bed, eyes focused on her as if she were the center of the world. His features, so perfect they bordered on unreal, held a rare softness. His arms were folded, but his posture was alert—guarded, protective.
Mia blinked slowly. “You’re still here,” she whispered, her voice raspy.
Kai nodded. “You slept through the night. Your fever broke a few hours ago.”
Her brows furrowed faintly. “Why… why are you doing all this?”
He looked away for a moment, as if searching for the right answer. “Because you called me,” he said at last. “Because we made a deal. And because—” he hesitated, “—because no one else did.”
There was silence. Then Mia sat up slowly, wincing at the ache in her limbs. “You’re the Devil. You don’t do things out of kindness.”
Kai smiled faintly. “You summoned Lucifer. But what you got is more complicated than a name.” He stood and walked to her window, pulling back the curtains. “I’ve done terrible things. I’ve destroyed, tempted, corrupted. But when I look at you…” he paused, eyes narrowing thoughtfully, “I don’t see someone to ruin. I see someone I want to protect.”
Mia looked down, her cheeks warming.
She wanted to ask why. Why her, when there were billions of others more interesting, more powerful, more beautiful?
But deep inside, she already knew. Because she was the only one who ever looked at him—not with fear or worship, but with honest, raw vulnerability.
And maybe, just maybe… he needed that.
—
The days passed quietly after that.
Kai became part of her daily life, a constant shadow who didn’t demand space but gave it when she needed it. At school, his presence transformed everything. No one dared bully Mia anymore. In fact, they started treating her like someone who mattered.
It was strange, surreal even.
Classmates asked her to join their group projects. Girls who used to ignore her now complimented her hair or outfit. The cafeteria no longer felt like a battlefield. It was like someone had flipped a switch—and in truth, someone had.
Kai never said what he did, but Mia wasn’t naïve. She could feel it in the way people’s eyes glazed over slightly when they looked at him, as if they couldn’t help but like him, respect him… fear him.
He was still Lucifer, after all.
But with her, he was different.
Every night, when she came home, he would already be waiting. He’d do small things—cook her simple meals, help her with homework, ask about her day. She began to laugh more. To speak. To feel.
And each time she smiled, Kai felt something stir inside him. A warmth that didn’t belong to Hell.
He found himself watching her in quiet moments—when she tucked her hair behind her ear absentmindedly, when she hummed while solving math problems, when she fell asleep on the couch with a book pressed to her chest.
He had seen empires rise and fall. He had witnessed the darkest of sins. But nothing… nothing had ever looked as pure to him as the sight of Mia curled up with a peaceful expression on her face.
He told himself it was nothing.
Just curiosity. Just the novelty of a girl who wasn’t afraid of him.
But the truth clawed deeper each day.
He was falling for her.
—
One afternoon, a week after her fever, Mia stood in front of her mirror, brushing her hair slowly. She wore a light blue dress, simple but beautiful. It had been sitting in her closet untouched for over a year. Today, she finally felt like wearing it.
Kai watched from her bed, pretending to read.
“You look beautiful,” he said casually.
Mia turned, surprised. “You think so?”
Kai shrugged, though his gaze lingered. “I don’t say things I don’t mean.”
She blushed, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “You’re… not what I expected.”
He raised an eyebrow. “A monster?”
“A destroyer,” she corrected softly. “But you’re more like a guardian.”
He didn’t respond for a while. Then he said quietly, “Do you think monsters can change?”
Mia looked at him for a long moment. “Yes. I think anyone can, if they want to.”
Something in his expression cracked—just slightly. “Then maybe… I want to.”
—
That night, Mia lay in bed with the book still hidden under her mattress. She hadn’t dared open it again. It felt like a living thing, full of power she didn’t understand. But she knew it had changed her life.
Because it brought him.
She glanced toward her window. As always, Kai was sitting on the balcony railing, staring up at the stars. The moonlight touched his face, outlining him in silver.
He looked almost human.
Almost.
“Kai?” she called softly.
He turned. “Yes?”
“Are you happy here… with me?”
He hesitated, then stepped inside, sitting on the edge of her bed. “Yes,” he said. “More than I’ve ever been.”
Mia reached out, her fingers brushing his hand. His skin was warm—strangely warm for someone who had once ruled fire and ash.
“I don’t want you to leave,” she whispered.
He looked at her then, really looked. “I won’t,” he said. “Even if the world burns, Mia, I’ll stay with you.”
And in that moment, Mia didn’t care if he was a devil or an angel.
Because for the first time in her life… someone chose her.
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