Prologue

Allai has never known very much about the boy who tried to kill her. Not his name, his motives, or his age. But she does know he is the son of her father's worst enemy, and that he still holds a deadly grudge against her. After having haunting Allai's nightmares for five years, the mysterious boy once again appears in her life. But this time in an entirely vulnerable state, one in which Allai has the upper hand. To her surprise, Allai finds the boy may not deserve nightmare status after all. But that he may just be her dream boy...