In The Burning Heart Novels & Stories

Back in the car, every second was agony for Connor. His fists were clenched tight on his thighs, tongue pressed against the roof of his mouth. He stared unblinking at the crumbling building ahead. "Connor, relax. It'll be fine, don't worry," one of the guys said. "Yeah, there's no way it'll kill her. We've calculated everything," another said. But their voices didn't register. Connor couldn't even bring himself to speak. Then, all at once, he shot up and made for the burning building.

*** James The sound of my heartbeat hammered in my chest, each beat a violent, relentless thrum that threatened to deafen me as I pushed through the choking smoke. My eyes burned, but they were fixed—locked—on Katniss. There, in the center of the inferno, her body motionless, consumed by flames that seemed to have a mind of their own. The fire wasn’t just destroying the house; it was alive, vicious, almost as if it were taking revenge, as if it had been waiting for this moment. The orange and red tongues of flame reached hungrily, devouring everything they could touch, twisting and flicking in every direction, daring anyone to come close. But none of that mattered. All that mattered was her.

he asked which caused me to open my eyes and feel the rapid beating of his heart. "Yeah," I answered. "A Glacia's heart is not beating, Fhyra," I freed myself from his embrace when I heard him. "What do you mean? Is that bad for you?! What shall we do--" "Shhh," He said as he took me back into his arms to calm me. "A Glacia's heart is frozen until it found it's soulmate," he said which made my eyes bulge. "You see, Princess? All I need is the touch of your flaming heart to melt my frozen one." he said sincerely which made my heart constrict because of too much happiness.

Forest: Why the hell am I burning up like this? Is it a heart attack or maybe even a stroke. I've never heard of a twenty year old experiencing a heart attack before but I'm sure it's not impossible. Wait, it doesn't feel like there's any pain but I've never felt this burn sensation before. Like my heart is under attack and it stands no chance. Like I actually enjoy whatever this is. I gaze up and I completely forgot that there's this stranger staring holes into my eyes.

Fireheart. I guess his heart burns with a smouldering fire, just like his gaze. His gaze was like a physical touch, sending shivers down my spine and making my skin tingle with a mix of fear and excitement. I tried to look away, but his eyes held me captive, drawing me in like a moth to a flame.

"I won't hurt you, I didn't mean to hurt you, I swear!" "But you did!" I didn't know what I meant but I howled. My mind was vacant, but my heart seemed to remember it as it clamped. It was like it had thousands of needles nipping into it. It hurt and with each passing second, I felt like the breath in me was being knocked out as I gasped out loud. I brought my hand up to clutch my chest but it stopped midair as I realized it was burning; I Was Burning! "What's happening?!"

I whisper, bitter, exhausted, “you really don’t have a heart.” He sets the glass down with deliberate care, then starts unbuttoning his shirt. Slowly. Like this is a reveal he’s practiced. “You want to see my heart?” He pulls the fabric aside. A brand. A brutal, scarred B, burned into his flesh right over his heart. Angry. Permanent. “It stands for Blackburn,” he says flatly. “Lucinda has one too.” My stomach twists. Whatever they endured, it was hell. Real hell.

My lungs burned; my veins felt like they were on fire. Through the haze, I saw the entity looming over me, massive now, its form unraveling like smoke in a storm. Every piece of it screamed with agony and longing. I raised my hand. The mark on my chest blazed with light. If the Heart had been born from hunger, then I would answer it with the only thing it didn’t understand, love. I thought of Roman, of Lira, Kael, and Janie, of every soul who had stood by me when they had every reason not to.

He didn’t deserve my compassion; I doubted he would show me any. I wanted his dreams to burn. Beads of sweat began to form all over my body as the temperature in the room increased. I watched the tram move away and all I could think about was his goals burning to ash. I could see it smoke pillowing out, machines melting, paper burning. It brought a smile to my face. I imagined the look on his face as he watched his dreams burn. I hoped it stung, I hoped he knew he didn’t deserve his happy ending. The tram halts in its tracks, unable to fight the flames any longer. Burn, Burn, Burn I chant in my head. Demanding to see it turn into nothing more but a pile of melted metal. Part of me wished he

“Do not let the fire in your heart die out.” Abby’s voice grew louder, her words like an inferno spreading through Pavan’s soul. “Let it roar. Let it rage. Let it burn so fiercely that even the heavens themselves are forced to recognize your existence. Let it burn until there is nothing left to refine—until you have forged yourself into something unbreakable. Let that fire become your strength, your path, your very identity!” Something inside Pavan shifted. The fire in his heart, which had dimmed, now flared back to life—brighter, hotter, wilder than ever.