In a sizzling prequel novella to her new series The Dark Elements, #1 NewYork Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout draws readers into theextraordinary, irresistible world of Wardens and demons. Dez wasn’t just Jasmine’scrush. A gargoyle Warden like Jas, he helped her come to terms with her destiny—fendingoff demons and maintaining the balance between good and evil. He was hereverything...right until the moment he disappeared without a trace. It didn’t help thatJas’s father had just announced that she and Dez would one day be mated. Hard not totake that personally. And now he’s back, three years older, ten times hotter, ready topick up exactly where they left off. But Jas isn’t taking that risk again. Dez has sevendays to meet all her conditions and earn back her trust. Seven days filled withterrifying danger and sweet temptation. Seven days to win her heart—or shatter it allover again... Don’t miss White Hot Kiss, book one in Jennifer L. Armentrout’s The DarkElements series from Harlequin TEEN!