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Maze raised her head, painting, her mouth full of her own blood.
She stood up, a little bit unsteady, her head literally exploding, but it was nothing compared to the excruciating pain she felt each time she tried to breath.
“Maze, don’t’ move. Don’t move: he hit you heavily. You may a have a concussion and broken ribs”
Linda’s voice sounded so distant, maybe she was just dreaming of it.
But when a soft touch cleaned the blood away from her mouth, she finally put all the pieces together.
Maze was talking to Dan and Ella in the precinct when her mobile rang: the display said “Linda”.
Maze rolled her eyes back and refused the call.
“Still angry with her?” Dan asked, remembering the quarrel between the 2 women and Amenadiel
“Not your business” she replied harshly. But the phone rang again
“I suspect she will go on until you reply” Ella commented
“In that case, she will call me for the eternity”
“I suggest you reply, Maze. At least, you can tell her to go to Hell another time” Charlotte Richards was on the lab door, her professional suggestion clearly intending she was still trying to have them fix their situation.
Maze snorted and accepted the incoming call.
“what do you want, bitch?”
Charlotte was to say something when Maze suddenly pressed the phone closely to her ear, her annoyed expression fading quickly.
“I’m coming. Don’t worry, I’m coming”
She closed the call and looked at the other three in the lab: “Where is Decker?”
“At home. She is….” Dan stopped, unable even to think his ex-wife, his friend and mate dating that asshole of their boss.
“She is preparing to spend the week end away with Pierce” Ella said.
“What? Hell, no. No”
“Maze, listen, all of us don’t like this situation. But it is Chloe’s decision and..”
“And you are a total idiot” Maze shouted at him “Don’t move from the precinct. Whatever happens, don’t move.” Than a scary though hit her mind “Where is Trixie?”
“Maze, you are scaring us. What’s going on?” Charlotte came closer, clearly sensing a big threat over them.
“Let me out, human. I have no time to explain”
Charlotte looked at her “Linda is in danger, all of us are in danger. And the danger is Pierce, right?”
Maze looked back at the lawyer: her time in Hell had impacted her senses
“Stay all together and stay away from him”
Dan cursed:” Damn it. If he hurts Chloe or Trixie..”
“You’ll have to queue up for your turn, Dan: he is mine”
Maze reached Linda’s office, unpleasant memories in her mind: the last time it happened, Linda was dying after her match with Mom.
And this time it was Caine: she could not imagine there had been a time she had liked him and asked him for help.
Her rage against Linda and Amenadiel had blinded her and her instinct and had let him manipulate her for a while.
The same as happened to Lucifer: Cain had easily spotted out he wanted revenge against his Father and had teamed up with him just to understand how to destroy his life.
“But you have never succeeded” she told herself while opening Linda’s door
“You are so impulsive and predictable. Like Lucifer. I ‘ll take care of you and then I’ll take care of him” Cain’s voice resounded in her ears while Linda was checking her wounds
“Maze, you need help. You can’t move now”
She smiled at her friend: Linda was safe, in the end. And Pierce was not so good after their fight.
He could be immortal, but he felt pain for sure. And this made her feel good.
“Don’t worry Linda: I’m a demon, you know. I can manage it. Go to the precinct and stay safe with the others”
“Maze, you can’t go to Lux. You have warned Lucifer and Amenadiel: they can fight with Cain”
Maze smiled:” Yes they can. But I want to be there: I have a job to finish.”
Maze was driving to Lux when Dan texted her:” Chloe not at home. Her GPS indicates she’s driving to Lux”
“Damn, Chlo, not now: if Pierce hurts Lucifer whit you around, we can’t save him this time.
Just hope to be faster than you, dear” and she speeded up.