Home Fires Novels & Stories

“Electric heaters. I just turn them on, and the place warms up nicely.” “You’re not using coal stoves, right?” Bert shook his head quickly. “No way. I’ve been getting heating subsidies, so electric heaters are much cleaner and warmer.” Emily frowned. If Bert wasn’t using coal stoves, then how did the fire start? “Bert, did the electrical system in the house trip or anything?” Bert sighed. “There’s just me in the house. I don’t use enough electricity to cause any issues. I think some kid must’ve been playing with fireworks nearby. The weather’s been dry—it probably sparked something.”

“AHHHH!” To the two before her they thought they heard Young Master Jake being uttered before she burst into flames, frightening them to their core, and then the flames activated the emergency fire alarm throughout the home. The response team came quickly as the home was constantly monitored and arrived with the fire extinguisher to take out the fire, but to their surprise, the flames would not extinguish until there was not even a corpse after the flame disappeared, leaving no trace but only the mess of the extinguisher. “What the hell happened?” Jake roared as the scene left him scared.

We stay on ours. We live on the top floor of the Moonridge pack house. My parents have the Alpha suite. Devin and his family live one level below us on the Beta floor. Our Gamma’s family is on the second. The left side of the building is for ranked wolves. The right side is for visiting Alphas, unmated warriors, and those who’d rather be in the thick of pack life than out on the edges.

I also appreciate honest critics as well. I promise that when I’m back, you’ll have a far more adventurous writing of Fire on Fire Book 2: ELIJAH. Thank you guys so much. Happy holidays!

*Last chapter! Yay! So someone is going to die. I know, spoiler much? Jsyk, I am crying way more than you are, if you do ಥ╭╮ಥ Listening to Before you go by Lewis Capaldi * * It was not easy at first. Having to pull men through tents and snap their heads, because there was a high possibility they would heal again. Yet he had to be thankful for the twins. Who psychotically, and happily set them on fire or drove Icicles through their head.

"I lost my unit in the first few days after The Burning, " Ben said, his voice barely above a whisper. I looked up at him, surprised. He never talked about his past. Not ever. "We were stationed near the coast when the first fires hit. Everything went to hell so fast. One minute we were evacuating civilians, the next..."

Since I was the bookish and nerdy class belle, and Austin was the bad boy who couldn't care less about his studies, people naturally started paying more attention to our rumor since it was a topic of interest. Soon, the rumor spread like wildfire. It was totally out of our control. The other students never cared about the truth since they only listened to what they wanted to hear. Seeing that the rumor was starting to affect my daily life since literally everybody knew about it. Mom and Dad couldn't withstand the pressure anymore, so they filed a police report. They wanted the police to get to the bottom of this and clear my name.

A child no one apparently knew about and a child that could be lethal and dangerous. I think back to the day I waited in Isabella's apartment, her home smelling of her usual cherry shampoo that was imprinted in my nostrils, her place of the home which had no photos and nothing to show that she was treating it like a home but the mere thought of her coming back to live with me makes me feel giddy.

Although this graduation painting had not yet been completed, it was far superior to any of my previous works. The moment Willow saw the painting, her expression subtly shifted. I caught the flicker of greed and jealousy in her eyes. I looked around the room. In the next moment, I did something that left everyone completely flabbergasted. I pulled out a lighter and flicked it. Then, I brought the flame close to one corner of the canvas. "Cassidy! What are you doing?" Jess shouted sharply almost immediately. Needless to say, she was the first to react. The flame licked at the edge of the canvas and spread quickly. My masterpiece, the product of my passion and skill, burned down to ash before

" Looking at me, he adds, “That's Beta George. Beta George clears his throat. “There was a big fire near the main houses. We're not sure what caused it, but at least three houses burned fast. We got everyone out, and we're working on the fire, but they want to see the alpha. And you were the first one I met.