Ruby
Pain throbbed deep in my bones, but I refused to let it consume me.
The training grounds were empty now Tobias had left hours ago, and Manson had tried to get me to rest. But I couldn’t.
Not when the fire inside me still burned, untamed and unpredictable.
I stood alone in the moonlight, my breath slow and controlled. The night air was cool against my skin, but I barely felt it. My mind was locked on one thing.
Control.
I raised my hands, palms facing outward. The heat coiled inside me, responding to my call but not entirely obeying.
The flames burst forth, swirling around my fingers. Beautiful. Terrifying. Unstable.
I clenched my jaw, trying to will them into shape. Trying to command them as effortlessly as Manson commanded his pack.
But the moment I thought I had them, they
