The world shifted, startling Duke. Suddenly they were in Lucifer's mansion, the smell of spices still in the air from the fresh samosas Duke had made that night.

The night Duke had asked Octavia not to call him "Deimeka" anymore.

"I think there's something broken between us," the demon playing Octavia said, going with the flow.

Duke closed his eyes and sucked in a wet breath. Bracing instinctively to face the consequences of his long-ago actions.