AELIA REVA
"Feeling a bit hot, Alpha?"
The words left my lips with a sweetness that cut sharper than any blade, my smile soft and mocking, innocent enough to hide the storm raging beneath my skin. The ring of fire I had summoned surged higher, the flames snapping and curling around him like a hungry beast, eager to devour. For the first time, the arrogance on his face fractured, his grin faltering, his eyes widening with the first taste of fear.
A sound split the tension. A gasp, followed by a sudden movement from the ground where Elias had been lying, still and broken only moments ago. My brother's body jolted, his chest heaving sharply as if the fire itself had breathed life into him. His eyes snapped open, glinting not with weakness but with a savage, determined light I had not seen in years.
