Wild Fires: A Raven Shifter Opposites Attract Romance (Ravenden) by Julie Trettel

Author:Julie Trettel [Trettel, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-06-20T00:00:00+00:00

Gracie

Chapter 16

Ryan was my one true mate.

That thought was on replay in my mind. How could he not know? He'd looked right at me, and I'd clearly heard my raven's mating call, yet he'd just flown away.

I had half a mind to track him down and clock him one good time for it, but I was also terrified he might have rejected me.

I'd never cared much for the whole true mate fantasy. I knew some people had found theirs, but it was so rare that it felt impossible. Plus, my world was so small, with the same people in it forever, that it didn't make sense to believe he was here somewhere.

But he was.

Because my true mate was Ryan Davenport.

All my teenage girlie dreams should be coming true right now, but they weren't. Instead, since Clarence booted me from the firehouse once again, I'd stopped by the store for a tub of ice cream, a pack of cookies, some chips, and a whole rotisserie chicken. I was angry stress eating and downing it with the case of beer I'd also gotten while trying not to think about him.

It was nearly dark out. We hadn't gone this long without seeing each other since we started this case together. So where the hell was he now?

I'd picked up my phone to call or text him so many times, but stubbornly, I just couldn't do it.

I understood watching me burn to death wasn't fun, but he had to have seen me reborn. He had to because my raven connected with his.

I wiped a tear from my cheek and scrolled through my movies list looking for something to watch. I couldn't decide if I was eliminating sad stories or embracing them. I was already in a full-blown meltdown. So, would sad bring me comfort or completely push me over the edge?

In the past I hadn't dealt well with such high emotional times. I had a tendency to burn myself when emotions got too high. It didn’t do anything but give me a few minutes of absolute silence during the time I no longer existed to calm my soul from the chaos around me.

Considering doing just that, I got up and found a lighter. It would be so easy to just let myself be consumed by the flames. I didn't even feel any pain from it. The pretty flames just danced around me. As long as I didn't actually look at my flesh burning off my skin, then it was a nice experience, even magical right up until I faded out.

I flicked the lighter and stared at the flame. When it started to get warm, I let go and then did it again. The next time, I hovered my hand just over the flame. Without fuel it wouldn’t take off quickly. My hair had always been my go to for that, but I did have a case of beer I could bathe in first.

Thoughts like that should have been a big red flag that I

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