Chapter 26

Kaelen

The walls of the firehouse felt too small, too loud. Every laugh from the guys echoed in my skull, every clang of a plate in the kitchen made my teeth grind.

I couldn’t breathe in there. Not with my dragon thrashing under my skin, demanding release.

So I grabbed my jacket, muttered something about needing a run, and slipped out before anyone could press.

The night air was cooler, heavy with