Prologue
Darkness enveloped Jade, suffocating her. She struggled to breathe, to remember.
A voice whispered in her mind, "Forget, Jade. Forget and you'll be safe."
Jade's eyes fluttered open. She lay in a lavish bed, surrounded by opulent furnishings. She tried recognize the place
A figure stood beside her, his piercing gaze locked onto hers.
"Who are you?" Jade asked, her voice barely audible. In fact, who was she?!
The man smiled "My name is Xoraxys," he replied, his voice low and soothing. "You're safe now, Jade."
Was that her name? Jade? But why couldn't she remember?.Her past, a blank slate.
"What happened to me?" she asked, desperation creeping in.
Xoraxys's expression softened. "You were attacked by some bad people." She was? She tried to remember but her mind was blank. "I am you husband" Husband? She was married?
Jade's heart ached. Forgotten memories, a lost identity.
Nothing seemed to pop into her mind,.
As Xoraxys's hand enveloped hers, Jade felt a spark of trust. The way he looked at her made her heart flutter, his crimson eyes shimmering with love, love for her? He pulled her in and hugged her "You are my mate and the queen of Tenebrous" She was a queen? But...
Something wasn't right but what?
"Remember, Jade. Remember the truth." It was a voice screaming at her, was this wrong?
At the moment she was vulnerable, she had no memory of who she was, or what she was and would it be wrong to trust a man who gave her an identity? She wanted to trust him.. even if the voice in her head kept screaming not to!