The Fire That Chose Me
“And it knows it can’t take you while I stand here.”
Her heart raced. “But what if it tries again?”
He brushed a strand of hair from her face, thumb lingering on her cheek. “Then we’ll stop it. Together. Like always.”
The shadows surged, and Evelynn felt a wave of heat push through her, wild and consuming. She closed her eyes, drawing it in, letting the fire flow through her, shaping it, controlling it. Aiden pressed close, his presence a tether, and for a moment, the world narrowed to the two of them, and the fire that both terrified and empowered her.