"Temptation exists, and it doesn't always show up looking like temptation. What will draw one soul to its own destruction would not even catch the passing attention of another..." Liam's voice had gone thoughtful, though there was a weariness to it. He was, after all, an expert in sin and in darkness. His owner said he had a talent for it, a very human talent that demons couldn't quite manage with the same degree of nuance and subtlety.
He looked up at the sound of that laugh, gentle as a summer breeze. "But you're right. Nothing untoward. Not here, not now. Not to you." It was a promise in its own way. He did not want to do anything to dim that gentle light that glowed from Riley. They were closer now to where Liam intended their destination to be, the sound of ocean waves crashing against the increasingly rocky shoreline as the cliffs rose, growing higher as they walked.
The words he spoke next, he didn't realize he'd committed to saying them until he heard them in his own voice. "Do you want to know my secret, Father?"
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Date: 2025-05-26 03:15 am (UTC)He looked up at the sound of that laugh, gentle as a summer breeze. "But you're right. Nothing untoward. Not here, not now. Not to you." It was a promise in its own way. He did not want to do anything to dim that gentle light that glowed from Riley. They were closer now to where Liam intended their destination to be, the sound of ocean waves crashing against the increasingly rocky shoreline as the cliffs rose, growing higher as they walked.
The words he spoke next, he didn't realize he'd committed to saying them until he heard them in his own voice. "Do you want to know my secret, Father?"