A Light in the Flame: A Flesh and Fire Novel

“I wish I’d never had my kardia removed.”

“I worry about that every waking second,”

“I won’t take up much of your time—”
“You can have all the time you want, Seraphena.”

Why did you visit my lake if you had this?”
Nyktos was quiet for so long that I looked at him. He was still staring at the pool. “Because it was your lake.”

That one decent and kind bone I have in me belongs to you.”

“You were never a ghost to me.”

“And I know you are trying to keep the embers safe—”
“Not just the embers.” He deflected my blow. “You.”

“Do you need me…” His gaze flew to mine.

We all need someone to watch over us.”
Heat crawled up my throat. “Do you?”
“Desperately,” he whispered.

“And there’s…more important stuff to deal with.”
“I’m dealing with the most important stuff right now.”