I sigh with satisfaction, enjoying the heat from the fire, but also from my magic as it still blazes it's way around my body.
It is overwhelming, Will hadn't lied about that. Overwhelming but exciting. I go and sit on one of the sofas and stare intently at the flames, once again transfixed by what I'd created.
A few minutes later, Will comes into the room with two hot drinks which he puts onto the coffee table, sitting down next to me on the sofa.
"Wow, you did that quickly, too," Will chuckles, nodding toward the flames.
The glow of the fire flickers against the encroaching darkness outside, casting warm light across his features, accentuating every sharp angle and striking line.
I don’t know if it’s that or the lingering effects of the fire magic, but my heartbeat quickens in hi
