The Fire That Chose Me
Believed she might destroy Aiden, Rowan—everyone.
But then—Aiden’s hand squeezed hers, grounding her in the storm. His voice was steady, certain, unshakable.
“No,” he said firmly. “You are not the fire, Evelynn. The fire is you.”
And with those words, everything shifted.
The flames within her no longer felt like chains. They felt like wings.
Evelynn raised her hands, and the fire answered. Not in wild, reckless bursts—but in a controlled blaze that lit the storm-torn night like dawn breaking. The creatures hesitated, shadows quivering. Even Cassian faltered, his expression twisting for the first time into doubt.