{"product_id":"fires-kiss-ryenne-renner-9798392312863","title":"Fire's Kiss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Hey, now.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI jumped at Ben's quiet words.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe sat beside me on the bench and pulled me to his side, his cheek on the top of my head.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe didn't say anything, just held me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was so familiar, so normal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I'm so sorry,\" I whispered.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"What for?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I shouldn't have told you. You're going to go back to work and you're going to be breaking so many rules...\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It's okay.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI shook my head.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"That's what you're most upset about?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI shrugged.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe worry rolling off of him made me wrap my arms around him.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Babe, talk to me.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It's just a lot. Everything that just happened.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe chuckled. \"Yeah.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I'm pissed you lied to me. I'm pissed at Carey for blaming you for what happened. I'm scared of these powers I'm supposed to have. I'm confused because I love both of you and I don't know how that works. And I'm sad because everything I thought I knew isn't real and I don't know what to focus on to stay grounded. I keep going from pissed, to scared, to confused, to sad...\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"What are you right this second?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI took a second to think about it. \"Safe.\" It seemed it didn't matter what life altering event I found myself in, I'd always feel safe in Ben's arms.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"If you need to feel grounded, you think of that. You think of me. I'm real. How I feel about you? That's real. What we have is real. Carey? He's real too. He might be acting like a dick right now, but that man adores you. That's real.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI glanced up at him and he tucked the hair behind my ears.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"We will figure out something to help you with your magic. We will find the bastard who killed Trini. Babe, it will be okay.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"How do you know?\" I whispered.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Because the instant I saw Carey in that house, I was positive I was losing you forever, but I didn't. You're still here,\" he whispered. \"You're still here and you're still mine and I'll be damned if I'm going to let anything mess that up.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing a vigilante when your boyfriend is a cop? Never a good idea. Finding out magic exists and I'm half fire faerie? That's a twist I didn't see coming. Reading a letter I wrote to myself telling me my long lost best friend is actually my mate? Yep, that happened. Oh, but here's the best part: having zero control over my powers? Well, that's just icing on the cake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, if someone could explain to me how I'm supposed to navigate aforementioned revelations while catching the hunter killing off the people I love, that would be great, because the war isn't coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's already here...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* This story was published briefly in the Born of Shadows and Magic boxset as A Fire Awakens under the author Mireille Chester\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryenne Renner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798392312863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Ryenne Renner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851471597823,"sku":"9798392312863","price":10.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fires-kiss-ryenne-renner-9798392312863","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}