“Demons on the Surface are all mostly un-partnered, because as soon as we find our mate, we head to the Underworld. It’s tradition. A few will come back to the surface if they really want to but like I told you already, the price to come back is steep.” He seems to shrug most of this off as some far away concept, but I’m intrigued.“Well…how does a demon know when they’ve found their mate?” I lean into him, my curiosity bringing out an innocent wonder.“It’s something only the two mates can see or feel. There’s an undeniable pull towards someone else no matter how far away they are. The closer they get, whether by chance or intentionally, the stronger the pull gets and eventually they find each other.” My eyes glimmer with wonder as I think about the process. An invisible force connecting two people who can’t even see each other…my jaw drops momentarily…it couldn’t be…“Do demons only have other demons as mates?” I ask a bit more urgently now. He tilts his head at me slightly, but continues without questioning my change in tone.“No, demons have mates in other species, but it’s very rare. So rare it has to have been a few hundred years since the last one.” I
