She felt the truth in his words, perhaps because their souls had touched when they first met the day before.
Rather than taking souls and risking a run-in with him or his dealers, the demons snatched the dead or killed whomever they wanted and brought them here, where they'd have more time for soul extraction.
Gabriel drained the bowl of water and placed the souls in his pocket.
His magic comes from the souls of the dead, which are kept in the underworld.
Yully opened herself to him, and he shivered as their souls, then their bodies, met once again.