Zayd sat in the comfort of his office, hand fisted beneath his chin in deep thought. He missed her already, the beautiful redhead who had stolen his heart three nights ago.

The prominent and intense emotions she’d made him feel felt fresh in his mind, and her scent…the mixture of earthy and floral still lived along the rim of his nostrils. She smelled like heaven and hell in one; a scent that calmed and tempted him at the same time…

A scent of pine trees and lotus ...