Chapter 0648

Luca hesitates, starting to close down the bond a bit.

"Please," I beg, shaking my head at him. "Don't get freaked out - this is...this is part of who I am."

Luca stares at me for a long moment but then nods, re-opening the bond.

Jackson takes my other hand and I turn my head to him, eager warmth building in me.

"What are you doing?" Cora whispers, confused and fascinated. My mom stands next to her with her hands pressed to her cheeks, thrilled.

"Get goin', trouble," Jackson murmurs, leaning forward to press a kiss to my forehead.

I lean towards him a little, not able to help it, a little laugh sputtering from me.

But then I turn my gaze to the pile of wood in front of me - not the little log, the big one.

And I set it ablaze.

watching the fire rage, much more powerfully and higher than it should for just that little pile of wood. And then I call on

eager joy builds in my chest and with every heartbeat pulses through my entire body as I watch the

heat - my

Mine.

- at anyone. Don't have time for it or interest in anything else - anything but the firestorm

whirlwind of flames

towards the sky, dancing higher, eager and burning and full of grace. It's a wild,

-.

stretch her legs.

and as full

howl too,

turned up to the brilliant swirl of fire before me, licking at

always known, since I was a little girl - which has never not been part of my life. He pads closer, drawn to

think I'm

murmurs, stepping closer to me. I

him, taking

having no

mine, after all.

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