“You believe I will win?” “I know you will.” His confidence in my ability to defeat the trials was absolute and unwavering. “I know this because you have awakened something dormant inside my soul, Skylar Cathal. Something I never thought I would be able to feel …” “What is it?” I asked, waiting on bated breath. My chest rose and fell as Daxton moved to sit next to me on the bed. His hand reached up to cup my face, and the same fiery spark of electricity passed through us. “Hope.”

