The fire visitors lit a circle of glowing stones at midnight and the heat jumped so high every person in the garden woke hard and ready.
I sat up fast. Julian was already on his feet. “Liam, that is their ritual fire. Feel it?”
“Yes. Pulls right to the c**k,” I said. “We go together.”
We walked to the new stones. Pyra and Sol stood in the center naked. Their skin glowed brighter. Pyra spoke first. “This is how we seal a link in our realm. Bodies and open words. Join if you want. Watch if you want. But the heat will not wait.”
Julian took my hand. “We join. Our bond stays the center. Everyone else speaks clear yes.”
Sol nodded. “Good. Start with you two. We match your pace.”
The others gathered quick. Talia and Daren. Mira and Kade. Voss. Even a few more who had arrived quiet in the d
