This love doesn’t bloom without fire. It burns, destroys, and then rises from the ash.

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He was all fire and fists.

I was supposed to be untouchable.

 

Jace Maddox fights like he doesn't care if he lives. And maybe he doesn’t--until me.

The girl with the broken halo.

The brother I shouldn't love.

The secret I shouldn't carry.

 

We were supposed to burn once and be done. But we keep finding each other in the smoke.

In back alleys and bruised silences.

In detentions, closed doors, and the ache of what could ruin us both.

 

He calls me soft. I call him dangerous.

But the truth?

 

He's the only one who sees the ashes I try to hide.

And I'm the only thing he's ever been afraid to lose.