The Fire That Chose Me
The moment Evelynn stepped through the arch with Aiden, the world shifted. The air changed, thick with the scent of pine and smoke, alive with a hum that vibrated against her skin. Light spilled from unseen sources, soft and golden, bending the shadows into shapes that seemed to move when she wasn’t looking.
Her hand tightened around Aiden’s. “This place…” Her voice trembled. “It feels alive.”
“It is,” he said simply, his thumb stroking her knuckles. “This is where my kind come to bind themselves — to the fire, to the earth, to the wolf. It doesn’t welcome outsiders.”