The Fire That Chose Me
he said.
“Together,” she echoed.
And as the first of the corrupted wolves lunged into the clearing, fire and fang collided with shadow.
The beast leapt, its jaws wide, teeth like daggers, but Evelynn’s fire snapped outward in a blazing arc. Heat roared, golden and wild, catching its fur and turning the air into a storm of embers. The creature howled, thrashing, before Aiden was on it — claws tearing, teeth sinking, his strength devastating and precise.