Free Dual-POV Prequel Scene
Two shattered hearts. One dangerous spark.
For seventeen-year-old Melody, the overgrown, freezing cemetery in Oak Meadows feels more like home than her actual house. During winter break, she spends most of her time mourning her father's death and talking to his grave. Until a stranger steps out of the foggy woods.
Mason is haunted by the tragedy that took his parents—a disaster he blames on himself—and has sworn off human connections forever, or risk their lives too. Harboring a dark, suffocating secret, Mason thought he had accepted a life of loneliness. Until he hears Melody's voice reaching out to him in the woods.
One brief encounter in the January chill changes everything. The air thins. The static crackles. And as their worlds collide—Melody with a breath of fresh air, Mason with fire igniting in his chest—they both crave each other's presence.
This is a standalone prequel scene to the upcoming novel, The Tail of a Curse. Get a head start on the magic and romance before the main book releases!