“How can you be so sure it’s mine?” Jayden asked, his voice edged with disbelief.

Swan smiled softly, her voice a gentle whisper, “When you’re marked, you just know.”

Her words left him adrift. Nothing about his life lately made sense, so he swallowed his questions and resigned himself to this new mystery.

“Are you ready now?” she asked, her smile warm and inviting her hand extended toward him.

Jayden hesitated. “Fine, but not like this. If you’re ...