Sleep took me sweetly for once.
I didn’t know why, but I was sure the scent in this room—and the man lying beside me—had a lot to do with it. For the first time in what felt like forever, I let go.
But peace is a fragile thing.
Suddenly, I was pulled into a dream.
I stood barefoot in a strange place. The ground beneath me glowed a soft green, and the air hummed a tune my soul somehow recognized. Tall trees surrounded me, their silver leaves shimmering as their branches swayed gently—though no wind touched my skin.
Where am I? I thought.
Then I heard them—voices. Familiar but not quite.
A woman stood in front of me. Her bright green eyes glowed with an intensity that sent a shiver down my spine. Her long hair held streaks of jade, and her skin shimmered under the moonlight. She looke
