Chapter 77

Kaelen

The city slept under a blanket of mist, but I couldn’t.

Every breath carried the scent of smoke and water — a contradiction that had no business existing, just like us.

I’d tried to distract myself at the firehouse, forcing my body into drills, paperwork, meaningless repairs. But the moment I stopped moving, I could feel her. The bond burned through me like a live wire, pulling, whispering,