“Does it get tiring to constantly be moving onlikethat?”
“Maybe, but that is the way things are and will continue to be unless I meet myChosen.”
“Do you want tomeether?”
“I’ve thought about it more since Kobal and River met, but it might never happen for me. I am content with going about my life the way Ialwayshave.”
“But somewhere out there is the demon or human you’re meant to be with?” Iasked.
“Perhaps. Maybe she isn’t alive yet, maybe she is already dead, maybe she is something else, or maybe I am never meant to find myChosen.”
“What else could shepossiblybe?”
“Angels and demons left offspring behind when they were here all those years ago. Some of those descendants still walk this Earth. My Chosen could be oneofthem.”
“I see.” And then a thought occurred to me. “Is that what the queen is? Is River one of those angel or demonchildren?”
“River is many things,” Corsonreplied.
“But—”
“I will notdiscussit.”
That was all I would get from him on the subject. River was another one of those he cared about, and with his loyalty to Kobal, Corson wouldn’t reveal anything River and Kobal didn’t make publicknowledge.
“What happens if two demons meet and only one of them feels the Chosen bond?” Iasked.
“That has never occurred,” he replied. “Not between two demons anyway. There is a connection between them both, no matter what type of demon they are. Many demons are a mix of breeds because of that. Bale is a cross between a fire and visionary demon. She has visions, which are often sporadic, and can withstand fire, but she is unable to use fire as a weapon like other firedemons.”
“I see,” I murmured. “What about a demon with a human? Would a human feel the Chosenconnection?”
“No.”
“So if your Chosen is a human, you would have to make her fall in love with you?” For some reason, this idea almost made me laugh. I couldn’t picture Corson trying to romanceanyone.
“I guess,” he muttered, sounding less than thrilled about theprospect.
“It wouldn’t be that horrible. Well, maybe it would be for thewoman.”
“Oh no, Wren, it would be extremely enjoyable for thewoman.”
My breath caught at his purred words and the promise behind them. For a minute, I allowed myself to imagine how pleasurable Corson could make it. Would I like sex more if it was with him? Demon or not, I felt the answer to that was aresoundingyes.
“Humans are mortal,” I managed to get out when I found my voiceagain.
“Are they now?” he drawled. “I’d never heard such a thingbefore.”
“That’s not where I was going,” I replied with more snippiness than I’dintended.
I hated that he always had me on such a roller coaster ride of emotion. Hated that he had me wondering what would happen if I slid my hand between the buttons of his shirt and pressed my palm against his flesh. Or what he would do if I slipped my hand between his legs. I gulped at the idea and my skin tingled withexcitement.
“I meant that a demon would have to watch their Chosen grow old and die if it was a human,” I finally said. “They wouldn’t be able to become mortal by staying on Earth and dying with their Chosenanymore.”
“Perhaps,” he replied. “Or maybe the human could becomelikeHawk.”
I considered Hawk, the handsome soldier camped with us. I didn’t know all the details of what had happened to him, but from what I’d seen of his healing ability, speed, and the fact that I’d seen him emerge from Hell with River, I knew something had changed him from mortal to immortal. No normal mortal could have survived that longinHell.
“However, not all humans survive the change, and many cannot handle the consequences of it or their newfound powers. Hawk is a rarity,” Corsoncontinued.
