Chapter 47

Clara had never spent much time wondering where Clarissa’s soul had gone. Over time she had come to think of Clarissa’s body as her own rather than a body she had borrowed. To hear that a demon could have consumed her soul was a shock to her.

“Is it possible for a demon to have eaten her soul?” she asked.

Caiden looked serious when he replied.

“She is not listed as being contracted to any demons. I didn’t see any demons in her memories when I looked through them before giving them to you. Demons cannot take a human’s soul without a contract being involved.”

Clara turned over that information in her head. It was true that none of Clarissa’s memories featured demons in any way.

“That’s odd,” she agreed. “Have you asked any other demons about it?”

“I did go back and ask an older demon about how a demon could collect a soul without being contracted with the holder of the soul,” Caiden said. “There is a way.”

“What is it?”

“A demon can collect souls if they have been wagered as par