Lucifer POV

The knock came softly and almost hesitant, but it sliced through the silence of my chambers like a blade.

I had been pacing again.

The room felt too small for the weight pressing against my chest.

Every step I took echoed loudly against the stone floor.

“Enter,” I said slowly.

The door opened, and a messenger stepped inside, bowing his head in respect.

It was the same messenger I sent to deliver the letter to the Summit and Amelia.

His posture was stiff and ...