Done Deal

He wanted, in exchange for a soul, another chance. The sixth time he had made the deal, it not only had forfeited his own soul, but he owed another four souls, and a fifth most certainly to come. It wasn't the wisest deal he'd ever made. Nor should he have offered his family's souls, but that was allowed according to the Perdition Treaty.

He manipulated the wheel with great dexterity but the prize fell out of the loose jaws again.

"No more chances," the devil said. "No more souls to wager."

"I could get my wife pregnant again," he offered.