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Chapter Thirty One- Dimitri

The moment she rose to her feet, I knew she would fall.Her body trembled with exhaustion, her shoulders bowed under the weight of a power she hadn’t learned to wield. And yet she moved anyway, pushing past Jason’s steady hand, away from Mateo’s searing gaze, into the dark that swallowed the edges of the firelight.Stubborn. Reckless. Fragile.A liability.That was what I told myself as I watched her steps falter against the uneven earth. A danger to herself. To us. To everything we had built with blood and bone.And yet my hand tightened on the hilt of my blade.Jason rose half a step, instinct pulling him after her, but I shook my head once. He froze, his lips pressing into a thin line, and I felt his resistance through the bond. He would let me handle this. He knew I wouldn’t let her wander far.Mateo didn’t move at all. His fire burned too hot, too close. If he went to her now, he’d consume her whole.So it fell to me—the one she trusted

Chapter Thirty-Two- Amelia

Dimitri’s words echoed long after we stepped back into the firelight. Want it or not, you don’t walk alone. He hadn’t meant them as comfort. His voice had been too sharp, too cold, every syllable edged like the blade he carried. But the bond betrayed him. I’d felt it—just for an instant—when his hand steadied me. Not pity. Not duty. Something else. And it rattled me worse than his scorn ever could. Jason’s gaze lifted the moment we returned, his relief washing through the bond in a warm, steady wave. Mateo’s fire flared too, his eyes burning as they tracked every step I took. But it was Dimitri’s presence at my side, heavy and unyielding, that kept my knees from buckling. I sank down near the fire again, dragging the cloak tighter around me. Jason was there instantly, kneeling close, his fingers brushing over mine as though to reassure himself I was real. “You shouldn’t push yourself,” he murmured.

Chapter Thirty-Three -Mateo

The fire spat and hissed, throwing sparks into the night, but it wasn’t the heat that had my blood burning.It was her.Amelia sat tucked in Jason’s cloak, Jason at her side like the anchor he always was. His calm bled through the bond, smoothing over her fear like a balm. And across from him, Dimitri sat in silence, his blade balanced easy in his hands, his gaze fixed on the dark beyond the fire.But her eyes kept drifting to him.Not Jason, who held her hand. Not me, who couldn’t look at her without wanting to burn the world down. Dimitri.Cold, detached, dangerous Dimitri.The bond twisted in my chest, sharp and ugly, a growl clawing its way up my throat before I could bite it back. Jason flicked his gaze toward me, the faintest warning in his eyes, but I ignored it.She didn’t even realize she was doing it. Her gaze just kept slipping toward him like gravity, like she couldn’t help it. And every time, I felt the crack of it deep in my ribs.

Chapter Thirty-Four- Mateo

The forest breathed wrong. Every instinct screamed it at me as I prowled the edges of the clearing, the shadows stretching too long, the silence pressing too heavy. The beast was near. Watching. Waiting. I could smell it, faint but distinct, like rot and iron clinging to the air. My fire stirred in answer, restless and eager, licking at the edges of my control. Part of me wanted to draw it out. To tear into the woods and drag it into the light where I could end this hunt with teeth and flame. But Amelia sat by the fire, her shoulders hunched under Jason’s cloak, her eyes flickering between us like she couldn’t decide where to land. And that bond—gods, that bond—kept yanking me back to her no matter how hard I tried to fix my focus on the dark. She was fragile. Too fragile. One strike from that thing and she’d shatter all over again. And if that happened, I didn’t trust myself not to burn the entire forest down around us. A low growl rumbled in my throat as I circled ba

Chapter Thirty-Five- Amelia

Mateo’s growl lingered in the night, low and rough, a vow that set fire racing through the bond. It won’t touch her. Not while I’m breathing. The words wrapped around me like heat, fierce and wild, but they didn’t ease the chill sinking into my bones. If anything, they made it worse. Because he meant it. Every syllable rang with deadly certainty, and the thought of him throwing himself into the dark for me twisted my stomach until I could hardly breathe. I pulled Jason’s cloak tighter, my fingers clenching in the fabric. The fire crackled between us, sparks jumping into the air, but my eyes kept sliding toward the shadows where Mateo paced like a flame barely contained. The bond throbbed with his fury, his fire burning so hot it made my chest ache. I wanted to look away, to ground myself in Jason’s calm steadiness, but Mateo’s presence tugged at me like gravity. Beside me, Jason squeezed my hand, his warmth steady and

Chapter Thirty-Six- Amelia

The forest shattered.One moment the night was still, heavy with waiting. The next, it was teeth and shadow bursting from the dark.The beast moved faster than I could follow, a blur of twisted muscle and hunger, its growl ripping through the air like thunder. Fire exploded through the bond as Mateo lunged, golden light flashing at the edge of the clearing. Jason’s grip ripped away from mine as he surged forward, calm vanishing beneath raw instinct. Dimitri’s blade caught the firelight, a streak of silver as he stepped between me and the shadows.I couldn’t breathe.The beast’s eyes locked on me, glowing a sickly red, and I felt it—its hunger, its intent—like a claw dragging against my skin.It’s here for me.My chest constricted, my power stirring sharp and violent inside me. I pressed my hands against the earth, desperate to hold it in, but the bond roared louder with every heartbeat.“Amelia!” Jason’s voice snapped through the chaos, firm, st

Chapter Thirty-Seven- Dimitri

The world fractured in light.One heartbeat, I had the beast in my sights—its grotesque form lunging, claws slashing, hunger written across its snarling face. The next, a scream ripped from Amelia’s throat, and the forest erupted.Light tore through the clearing, blinding, searing, raw. It burned across my vision, swallowed every shadow, and for a single breath I thought it had consumed us all.Not fire. Not steel. Something older. Wilder.Her.“Amelia!” Mateo’s voice cracked through the roar, his fire flaring to shield her, but even his flames bowed before the light. Jason lunged to steady her, his calm shattering as sparks blistered his skin.And me—I couldn’t move.I had prepared for everything. The beast’s claws, its speed, the possibility of failure. But not this. Not her power ripping through the night like the sky itself had split open.The beast shrieked, its form staggering back, writhing in agony. The light clung to it, burned into

Chapter Thirty-Eight- Jason

The forest was too quiet.Smoke curled from the blackened ground where the beast had fallen back, the air sharp with scorched earth and something fouler still. Mateo stood guard at the treeline, fire licking his hands, his chest heaving with fury that hadn’t burned out yet. Dimitri knelt on Amelia’s other side, his palm still clamped over her wrist, the skin blistered where her light had seared him.And her—Amelia trembled in my arms, her breath ragged, her eyes unfocused. Her skin was fever-warm, and when her lashes lifted, I saw the remnants of light still flickering in her gaze, faint as embers dying in ash.I swallowed hard, pulling her closer. The calm I usually carried felt paper-thin, fragile as glass. What I’d just seen—it hadn’t been fire or steel. It had been something that belonged to gods or monsters. And it had come from her.“Stay with me,” I whispered against her temple, though I didn’t know if she could hear. My hand smoothed down her b

Chapter Thirty-Nine- Amelia

The night pressed in, heavy and suffocating.Jason’s arms anchored me, his calm wrapping around my frayed edges like a blanket I couldn’t hold onto. Dimitri’s steadiness was there too, sharp and cold, while Mateo’s fire prowled restless at the edges of the bond, unyielding, furious, alive. They were all here, all holding me.And yet all I could feel was the echo of the light still burning inside me.I had lost control. Again.My hands wouldn’t stop trembling. The memory of it—the way the ground split, the way the beast shrieked, the way they cried out—played in my head on a loop. I had felt their pain through the bond, felt the way my power burned them. No matter how they soothed me, no matter how Jason whispered that I hadn’t hurt them, I knew the truth. I had almost destroyed the people I loved most.Tears slipped hot and silent down my cheeks. I pressed my face into Jason’s shoulder, as if I could hide from them, hide from myself. But Mateo’s growl r

Chapter Forty- Mateo

The night reeked of smoke and blood. The beast was gone, driven back by Amelia’s light, but its shadow still lingered in the trees. My fire burned hotter with every breath, begging to chase it, to hunt it down, to tear it apart until nothing remained. But I couldn’t. Because she was here. On her knees in the dirt, trembling in Jason’s arms, her skin pale, her hands still glowing faint with the embers of that cursed light. The bond roared through me—her fear, her guilt, her broken whispers of I almost hurt them. It made me want to set the world on fire. Not her. Never her. But everything that dared to touch her, everything that dared to make her believe she was a danger to us instead of the reason we breathed. I couldn’t stand still. My body paced the edges of the clearing, but my heart stayed with her. Every step, every ragged inhale, pulled me tighter against the chain of the bond until I thought it would r

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