Forbidden to be together... Destined to never part... Sorceress Astasha only ever wanted a simple life. Now, she finds herself in the service of the King as his Royal Fire Witch, and in love with the heir to the throne, his son, Calder. But their love is forbidden, and when a demon threatens to destroy everything she holds dear, she must use the fire within to save her Prince and his kingdom. Fated to be entangled in a dangerous plot, will their light prevail, or will they fall into darkness? ********* "Tasha..." She turned. He was right behind her, so close she could smell him. It was intoxicating. She hadn't realized how much she had loved the smell of him until having gone without it for so long. "We can't be here for long, people will start to wonder–" "You have no idea how much I missed you." He stepped even closer to her, his breath like a soft breeze on her cheek. "I thought about you every day. You're even more beautiful than I remember." He reached up and ran his hand through the hair that framed her face, her eyes closing involuntarily at his touch. "Calder, you know we can't." She had had every intention of simply getting him alone to speak with him, to search inside him while he opened up to her, but her mind was having a hard time concentrating, and all she wanted was to feel more of his touch. "I spent five years with nothing to keep me going through the hardest trials of my life, but the thought of seeing you again," His hand touched her cheek. “Cal…” It was the first time she had spoken his nickname in five years, and it made her heart tremble, but despite her feeble attempt to sway him, he simply leaned in, his other hand gently resting on her hip, as if it had spurred him further. "The thought of holding you in my arms… kissing you." His thumb trailed across her lips which gently parted as her breath caught. Every fiber of her being felt like it would burst into flame. She opened her eyes to see his own looking into her soul, his body standing over her, so close she could feel the warmth of him, and it made her yearn for more. "Things are different now. Please, Cal, you know it's forbidden." Her voice was barely a whisper. He looked at her for a moment, taking her in, his gaze searching over her mouth, meeting her eyes that burned with flames of desire, before shaking his head. "I don't care."