Chapter 115

*Kaelen*

I don’t remember how long we stayed like that.

Her body pressed against mine, heat bleeding from her skin like aftershock, her breathing shallow but steady. I held her as if the moment I let go, the fire would claim her again. Her magic had quieted—barely. The flames curled low around us like a tired warning, as if her power was watching, waiting for a reason to rise again.

Elora didn’t s