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The book stated that demons were heartless–that didn’t shock her. They were angels of the High Court and had fallen when humans seduced them. It went on to say that the demon’s partner, usually another demon, had to be a strong mate to give one another power. If a demon’s mate was powerful, that demon was too.
“There’s little knowledge about daemons. I do know that your strength relates directly to your eyes—eyes that immobilize demons until you look away. They’ve often been linked to being demigods. All those myths of demigods have been daemons. I know a lot about their history, though—most of them were either murdered at birth, as their communities believed them to be witches, or they took their own lives due to the strain of being ostracized. Death was their curse and blessing.”
“Vena amoris.”
“It’s Latin for ‘vein of love’. Traditionally, people thought a special, powerful vein ran from the fourth finger on the left hand”—his
