Catching Fire Haymitch Quarter Quell Chapter Novels & Stories

“Dayton really started a fire to burn Tia alive? Did he burn her to death?” Smack! Hayley slapped her harshly across the face and shouted, “You’re really evil! However, I have to disappoint you. Tia didn’t die. I saved her!” She sneered and said, “Now it’s your turn to die. I want you to experience what it feels like getting burnt to death!” Quincy saw the kerosene that she had prepared by the side. She raised her brow and asked, “Does that mean that you tied me here to burn me to death?”

I yell, as I weave between the shelves to dodge the creature’s attacks. Quinn leaps from the bookcase and crashes into the creature, knocking it to the ground face down. I pounce on its back, tearing into it over and over until eventually it lies still beneath my body. “Nice work,” I pant, grinning at Quinn. “You too,” she says, smirking back at me. “Now let’s find the relic.”

So I hauled each and every corpse up onto my shoulders and threw them onto the bonfire. A sickly poetry. Chase ensured Noah was burned alive for pure malice. Now I’m burning everything his empire ever touched. For every bulky man I throw on, I add something wooden to keep the fire going. The huge banquet tables, cloths, tent poles, bedding. All hurled onto the growing pyre, black smoke obscuring the moon above. Sweat races down my back but I keep going, trying to ignore the stench. There are a few women. If those were Skylar’s friends then I will beg forgiveness. But between us, MIreille, Dee and Quinn we had argued there was no way to save everyone. Selfish, but I wasn’t risking my angel fo

But now that he had truly lost Esther, the pain was unbearable. Chloe had reached out to him multiple times, but he no longer cared. Without Esther, even happiness felt impossible. Only now did Tristan realize that Esther was like water to him, plain but essential. Chloe, on the other hand, was like soda—sweet and exciting but not something you could live on. Who could ever give up drinking water? But he had figured it out too late. Esther was happy now. Tristan wasn't sure if he was happy for her or mourning for himself, but he actually cried. He held his phone and watched the video all night long.

"We're the same... so I want to see your expressions as you die. Let's go to hell together, where we belong." This was it. The final move. I pulled the zippo from my pocket, flicked it open with one clean motion. I dropped it onto the soaked couch behind him, and within seconds, flames burst to life—angry, red, consuming. Eli's face was twisted in disbelief as the fire began to rise, catching fast. And I just stood there, watching it burn. No more running. No more waiting. Let it all end—right here. With both of us.

“Kael…” “You don’t have to answer,” he said quietly. “I just needed you to know.” I reached out, my hand brushing his cheek. “Thank you.” The fire crackled, casting golden shadows across the clearing. The night stretched on. And we marched toward the war that would define our world. --- END OF CHAPTER 35

“Whatever you think you can do, whatever you think you’re planning—I won’t let it work.” Brighton tilted his head, a glint of admiration flashing in his eyes. “That’s the spirit. The fire. I like it. But fire can be controlled, Hailey. It can be guided… and sometimes, it burns the wrong people.” Vanessa took a step closer, and I could feel the heat of her proximity. “And that’s where we come in,” she said softly, almost whispering, “to make sure you play our game correctly.”

his father demanded, his voice more forceful now, but there was uncertainty hidden in his tone. Kael took a step forward, his powerful frame cutting through the circle. The flames seemed to shrink away from him, as if the fire itself recognized the weight of his command. “I won’t let you kill her. Not like this.” I could barely breathe, barely think. The fire crackled and flickered around me, its warmth still pulsing in my skin. But Kael’s words were a lifeline, pulling me toward something I had long forgotten. A choice. A chance to live.

I gave him a nod before urging Rhett, “Rhett, let’s go.” Rhett ran toward the exit of the camp and I was shocked to see the woodland had become a sea of fire. There was fire everywhere and the smoke surrounding us was thick, causing me to have difficulty in breathing. “Lottie, hang on. We’ll get you out of here,” Hayden said through the mindlink. I clung to Rhett tightly as he made his way through the sea of fire. “Lottie, the exits are blocked by the fire. We have no choice but to go in the opposite direction,” Hayden said.

Micah said, then turned to look at Jazell. “Will you do the honors?” She asked, and Jazell smirked, taking a step forward. “The honor is mine.” She walks up to Micah and takes the fire torch from Micah, then makes her way to the wooden box where Viper was trapped in. When Vashi realized what they were about to do, her eyes popped out of their sockets in shock. “No…no…noooo! Jazell turns to look at Vashi before lighting up the wooden box, and it slowly erupts in flames.