Satan Took A Bride

'Toni,' he said, 'I can't just let you go out into the world, so that you can give your hungry little heart to the next rotter who comes along. Nor can I take you eternally sailing as my cabin boy. I can only make you my wife....'

With every particle of her lonely young heart, Toni wanted to be with Luque in whatever capacity he asked of her, but that didn't quiet her youthful apprehension about the future.