Jayden staggered backward, blood pouring from his nose.

“Stay away from me!” she snapped.

And in the blink of an eye, she was gone—vanishing into the night with the speed of a lightning bolt, leaving Jayden bleeding and breathless in the cold, dark woods.

Jayden sniffed sharply, pressing his fingers against his nostrils to slow the bleeding. His nose throbbed, but the pain was nothing compared to the chaos swirling in his mind.

Rose had changed. That much was ...