The Fire That Chose Me
Together, they faced the darkness again.
The battle raged — fire sweeping the clearing, wolves lunging and falling in ashes, Aiden’s claws and teeth ripping through what the flames didn’t touch. Evelynn’s body screamed with exhaustion, but her spirit burned hotter than ever. Every time she thought she would collapse, she felt Aiden there, steady, unbreakable, his love binding her flame to the earth.
At last, silence began to spread. The final creature fell, its body twisting into smoke before the golden light devoured it. The air was thick with ash and the sharp tang of burnt earth.