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couch. Her arms and legs burned from the fight, and the throbbing in her head grew with a fierceness that made her dizzy.
    The stupid coffee table flipping up like that had done most of the damage. She wasn’t sure how bad it looked, but it felt hot and puffy. Good thing I heal fast.
    Jax had acted all offended that she’d attacked instead of waiting for him to tell her why he was in her living room, but of course she was going to fight someone who broke into her house. Not her fault he got the wrong vibe.
    Except it kind of was. The demon vibe was coming from her. Faint, but there. It wasn’t like she could do much about that, though.
    She leaned back into the soft couch cushions. There was definitely something about him. The way he pinned me and ripped the weapon out of my hand…
    Thinking about it sent her heart racing.
    Turtle looked up at her and mewed.
    “Don’t look at me like that. I already feel bad enough for even thinking he’s good-looking.” She already had someone. Someone she loved, but was far away. Someone she didn’t know if she’d ever be able to really be with.
    No, we will be together someday. He promised we’d find each other.
    Gathering all her strength, she headed to her room. She changed into pajamas and crawled into bed, hoping instead of the nightmares, she’d be able to drift to the place in her dreams where she and the man she loved were able to meet. Then she could forget about the Warrior who’d busted into her house, and everything else in her life would go back to being the way it should be.

    Persephone’s heart soared when she saw Adrastos leaning against a tree. His black hair hung down, hiding those hooded dark eyes that shot straight to her soul.
    He looked up as she approached, and a smile hit his lips.
    She ran and flung herself into his arms. “I hoped you’d come tonight.”
    “You know I’ll come whenever I can. As often as I can.” His smile faded and his eyebrows drew together. He ran his finger down the knot that had formed on the side of her head. “You’re hurt.”
    She put her hand over his and pressed it against her cheek, soaking in his touch. “It’s nothing.” When his concerned expression remained, she added, “Just a minor scuffle, nothing I couldn’t handle, and in the end, it turned out to be a misunderstanding anyway.”
    “I wish I could be there to protect you.” He hugged her to him and she wanted to cry. Meeting in their dreams was all they had for now, and their fleeting moments together were as torturous as they were amazing.
    “How long until we can really be together?”
    He brushed a kiss on her forehead. “No way of knowing for sure, my love, but it’s getting closer.”
    She peered into his dark brown eyes and hoped he was right. Every time she woke up from a night with him, only to find herself alone again, her heart broke. The nights she couldn’t find him in her dreams were even worse.
    “You know I won’t rest until we’re together.” He pressed his lips to hers. Heat filled her as he kissed her. In his arms was the only place she ever really felt at ease. So she would wait. She would wait until they could to be together always.
    “You’re about to wake up,” he whispered.
    “No. I’ll try to stay asleep. Just don’t leave yet.” She tipped onto her toes, pressed her lips to his—

    The irritating buzz of her alarm clock pierced the air. Persephone snaked her arm out of the covers and slammed the snooze button. She brought her hand to her still-tingling lips, wishing she could hold Adrastos’s kiss in forever.
    It was crazy, she knew, to be in love with someone she could only see in her dreams. But she knew he was out there, knew he loved her, just like she knew the sun would rise every day. His love was the most powerful thing she’d ever felt.
    After a dream like that, it was hard to drag herself out of bed. But she had no choice but to get up and get going. One misstep and the school might find out Gran had