Fallen for the Dark
“Because some flames… aren’t meant to be tamed. And some hearts… aren’t meant to survive without surrender. And you… you’ve already surrendered everything.”
My chest tightened, pulse racing, nerves on fire. “Then… what now?” I asked, trembling. “Do we survive this? Do we… survive us?”
He tilted my chin up, eyes smoldering, voice soft but edged with danger. “We don’t just survive. We consume it. Every lie, every danger, every secret… we let it burn. And we burn with it. Together.”
Before I could respond, movement from the shadows made my stomach twist. Figures, multiple now, lurking at the edge of the pier, threats from his past finally catching up. My chest tightened. Fear pressed close, rea