Glancing over at her, Obsidian met her gaze, held it. “Demons.”
A rough laugh exploded out of her. “Demons? Are you crazy?”
“I wish I was.” He focused on the road laid out before them, put his foot to the floor when there was a break in traffic.
“If what you say is true—”
“It is.”
“Okay,” she huffed. “If demonsareafter me, then tell me why. What do they want with me?”
Figuring he had to get the information out sooner rather than later, Obsidian leaned back in his seat, relaxed. “Remember how I told you your soul’s destined for mine?”
“Yes.”
“Well, the Fates have a list—”
“Who are the Fates?”
“Adorah, Nevaeh, and Karma. Angels. The Fates. They’re responsible for pairing souls, watching over them.” He peered at her, then back to the road. “Anyway. They keep lists of all souls that’ve been paired. Those lists are carefully guarded. Or they’re supposed to be. The list for the Angels of Darkness … those of us who’re here on Earth … somehow it got into Lucifer’s hands.”
“Lucifer? You mean Satan? As in the devil?”
“One and the same, yes. He got his hands on the list and he’s ordered the execution of theamsouelotsbelonging to me and my brothers.”
“Amsouelot? What does that mean?”
“Soul mate.”
She nodded her head. “Why would he do that?”
Obsidian stared at the darkened road. “Payback.”
“For what?”
“A number of things. The fact that we work for Michael, who he despises. Or because we take out his minions for a living. Who knows. There’s no rationalizing what Lucifer does.”
“You work for Michael? The archangel?”
He nodded.
“I really need to call my brother,” she said after a few minutes of silence.
“He’s being taken care of,” Obsidian assured her.
Obviously that wasn’t the right thing to say, because Penelope twisted in her seat so fast the move surprised him.
“What do you mean he’s being taken care of? Are you going to kill him?”
“What?” He glanced her way, frowned. “No. Of course not.”
She relaxed. “Oh. Thank God. What’re you doing with him?”
“He’s being picked up.”
“Why?”
“Well, for starters, the female he’s shacking up with … she’s a demon.”
