All Chapters of He Left Me to Burn, I Rose in the Dark: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

When he saw me stumble out of the fire on my own, covered in ash and barely able to stand, the tightness in Jaeren’s brow loosened for a brief moment.The next second, his expression hardened, his voice low.“Why can’t you ever make things easier for me?”He stepped closer, his tone turning sharp.“To get you out, I had over thirteen hundred people deployed. The church—and half the block—was destroyed.”“Two firefighters are dead. Do you even realize what the hell you’ve done?”His voice dropped further, as if he were forcing it under control.“Setting a fire just to test whether I love you is already insane enough. Why did you drag Cersei into it?”“Do you ever use that brain of yours?”Only then did it become clear to me.Cersei set the fire.And she told him it was me.And he believed her.I lowered my head and said nothing.Jaeren kept staring at me, something like confusion beginning to surface in his eyes.“What happened? Usually, I only have to say a few words and you cry like t

Chapter 2

The doctor finished examining me and removed his stethoscope, an odd look crossing his face.“Miss Elira appears to be fine for now.” He frowned slightly, hesitating. “It’s just… why…”I knew what he wanted to say.He couldn’t hear my heartbeat.But before the words could leave his mouth, Jaeren cut in coldly.“I told you she’s fine. She can walk, stand, eat, sleep. She’s not dying.”He did not even spare me another glance. His gaze shifted straight to Cersei in the other hospital bed.“Check Cersei again. She’s been coughing ever since we got back from the fire. I’m worried she inhaled too much smoke. ”“If anything happens to her, I’ll have to answer to my stepmother.”The doctor lowered his eyes to the lab report and spoke carefully.“But Miss Cersei’s bloodwork only shows a common cold. It doesn’t appear related to the fire…”Bang.Jaeren kicked over an empty chair beside him.He tapped the doctor’s name badge with one finger, his eyes terrifyingly cold.“If you’d like to keep your

Chapter 3

I opened the door to find Jaeren’s stepmother and Cersei standing outside.His stepmother handed me a document.“After the wedding, you will voluntarily give up any and all inheritance rights to the Calder family estate.”She pressed it into my arms.“It’s the prenup. Sign it.”I didn’t even look at it before signing my name on the last page.After all, it was an agreement that would never truly matter.Cersei stood beside her, smiling like she was enjoying a joke.“Elira, you really can’t wait, can you?” Her voice dripped with mock sympathy.“You’d even sign away the entire Calder inheritance without reading a word?”“I guess you really are terrified of losing Jaeren.”I couldn’t even be bothered to respond.The dead have no use for worldly possessions.But the next second, a cold voice edged with restrained fury cut down the hallway.“What are you doing?”Jaeren strode toward us, his expression dark enough to chill the air.The moment his eyes landed on the papers in my hand, the col

Chapter 4

The full moon is tomorrow.I was lying in bed more and more, holding the same position, as if I were asleep.Through the haze, the bedroom door was shoved open.Jaeren stormed in, anger all over him, and reached out to yank me up from the bed.“Why hasn’t Cersei’s arm healed yet!?”With effort, I turned my head and glanced at Cersei behind him.A large patch of dark red and purple bruising had spread across her arm.Jaeren’s face darkened.“If Cersei’s arm scars, I’m holding you responsible.”As the words left his mouth, the hand gripping my arm suddenly froze.Only then did he seem to realize how cold my skin was, colder than any living person’s should be.“What the hell is wrong with you?”“You lie here every day, eat, sleep, sleep, eat. So why are you getting weaker by the day?”Cersei bent down beside me, close to my ear.“Elira, I know you’re upset.”“But you can’t keep making yourself like this on purpose, just to use Jaeren’s soft spot and force him to look at you.”The moment J

Chapter 5

I could feel Jaeren carrying me into the car. I could still hear everything they were saying, but I was truly dead.How strange.One of his hands held the back of my neck, while the other lightly patted my cheek.“You're just asleep, aren't you?”“Driver, step on it!”The car came to a sudden stop at a red light.Jaeren looked up. “Why are we stopping?”The driver gripped the steering wheel, his voice shaking. “Sir, it's a red light—”“Run it.”The driver grew even more frightened. “But there are other cars ahead. I can't get through…”Jaeren stared at the intersection ahead.“Then buy the whole damn intersection.”He lowered his eyes to me in his arms, his fingers tightening.“If she dies in this car today, you won't live to see tomorrow.”Cersei sat beside him and tried to grab his arm.“She's already dead, Jaeren. Even if we get there faster, she still won't come back.”Slap.Jaeren backhanded her across the face.Cersei's whole body jerked to the side. She covered her cheek, comple

Chapter 6

I need to return to the town beneath the Rockies. My parents are there.But before that, I still have to go back to Jaeren's house and retrieve my college diploma.After death, I strangely miss the version of myself that was once so alive.Besides, I still plan to return to that town and find a job.Standing in the foyer of Jaeren's house, I saw myself in the mirror.Paler, more beautiful, colder, with darker pupils.But they will not discover me.Because I can hear who is moving where inside this house.I can hear who is saying what.It is endlessly interesting.Standing outside what used to be my bedroom, I did not go in.Jaeren was inside, holding the ring I had left on the table.He was murmuring to himself.“This ring—you picked it out from thousands. How could you bear to leave it behind?”I could not bear to before, Jaeren. I was pushed into the fire by Cersei because I went in to save you.But the moment I watched you carry her away, I could.The only thing I regret now is not

Chapter 7

I heard Jaeren's hurried footsteps.“Elira! You came back!?”The door was yanked open.But outside, there was only the servant.And I was pressed against the wall, standing in the darkness at the far end of the corridor.The moonlight did not reach there.The corner of my lips lifted slightly.In front of humans, my speed was as fast as a streak of cold lightning.The servant trembled under Jaeren's presence.“Sir, I—I really did see Miss Elira just now, but she vanished in the blink of an eye…”Jaeren stood in the doorway, his chest rising once.The next second, his voice dropped.“She's still angry with me.”“She's hiding from me and refusing to see me.”Cersei, standing behind him, changed expression.“Jaeren, stop lying to yourself.”“Elira has already been buried.”“Even if someone really was there, you must have seen it wrong.”“Ever since that church fire, there was something wrong with Elira.”“Even if she didn't start the fire, she hurt my arm, and it still hurts now.”The air

Chapter 8

After we left the station, the night had grown even deeper.At the edge of the woods, the female vampire from the church basement stood under the moonlight.She stepped forward and looked at Jaeren, her voice calm.“In the church basement, Elira made a deal with me using her love and tears.”“Tonight, under the full moon, she will complete the transformation and become a true vampire.”“The Elira you saw walk out of the fire seven days ago had already ceased to be alive.”Jaeren's breath caught.Cersei let out a shriek.“A vampire!?”“I knew it! No wonder she acted like a corpse for those seven days, lying there every day and pretending to be mysterious!”“Quick, look at my arm! Heal it!”Cersei held out her arm.What had once been only a small swollen patch had already rotted into a large festering wound.The female vampire's expression turned solemn.“This is the curse of fire. You set the fire and burned many of my companions to death. This is your punishment.”Cersei completely pan

Chapter 9

At the foot of the Rocky Mountains lay a small town.It was wrapped in fir forests all year round, with streams winding through the woods beneath a sky that was always overcast.My parents were there. I had never looked forward to going home this much.After I returned, life became quiet.I found a job as a kindergarten teacher.In the mornings, I opened the window to mist slowly lifting from the cedar trees.During the day, I went to the kindergarten, drawing with the children, reading them stories, helping them make little crafts.At dusk, I walked home along the small bridge, listening to the creek water tapping against the stones.Now I sat by the window. The children were all asleep.I listened quietly to the rain.To the wind moving through the forest.I could even hear a human couple arguing not far away.They walked past, still bickering.The girl said angrily,“Why won't you let me drink coffee? I like coffee!”The boy followed beside her.“You've already had eight cups. If yo

Chapter 10

He froze.His hand stayed suspended in midair, as if he suddenly didn't know what to do.As if he had finally realized.This was human clothing.And I no longer needed it.“Sorry,” he said softly. “I forgot.”I said nothing and turned to leave.Very quickly, he caught up again and walked beside me.Once, it was always me chasing after him, panting beside him, trying to find something to talk about.And he had always thought I was noisy, thought I talked too much.Now it was his turn.He looked around.“The air here is really nice.”I kept walking straight ahead without replying.“Your job,” he pointed toward the kindergarten behind me, “is it going well?”He waited a long time and got no answer.Then he looked up and spotted the coffee shop across the street.“Do you want coffee?”“I'll go buy you coffee.”And I kept walking.So he stepped directly in front of me, blocking my path.“Elira, if you're angry at me, then yell at me.”Seeing me stop, but still getting no response, he sudden

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