After he fell asleep, Jayden stirred as a warm, honeyed breath grazed his face, pulling him from the depths of slumber beneath the sprawling oak tree. A strange, intoxicating sweetness traveled through the air, forcing his heavy eyelids to part. His vision swam with hazy shapes before sharpening just enough to capture a shadow hovering nearby. As sunlight filtered through the canopy, it illuminated a face—exquisite and radiant, as if carved by the light itself. Her sleek, flawless skin ...