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My smile is wide as I shake my head, hardly believing it.

I hold the internet in one hand and press the other palm to my chest.

My Fire Touch eludes me. But my brother has found his.

In my hand, Volik jumps away from the image.

I watch as the wolves finish the last vamp. Then a sound crackles out of the internet.

And that pride only gets stronger.

Because I recognize the boom.

I’ve not met many who can go that fast. And now Volik is among the number.

Well done, brother.

Too late, I realize my heart is racing.

Chapter 16

Rune

Iwake up gasping.

My heartbeat is sprinting.

I kick at the blankets.

I’m too hot.

Cool air replaces the heaviness of my bedding, and I roll onto my stomach, shoving my pillow out of the way.

My pulse is racing. And I don’t know if it’s me…

I squeeze my eyes shut.

Of course it’s me. My heartbeat is my own.

I keep my eyes closed and stack my hands under my forehead.

It was just the dream. The cave… He, the big, long-haired vampire man, hiding away in a cave, was just a dream.

I try to slow my breathing.

Gods, why do I feel so warm?

And why doesn’t it feel… bad?

Why does this heat in my blood feel so incredibly good?

I inhale. Exhale.

Slow your heart rate, Rune, before you have to call an ambulance.

I keep breathing. But I can’t ignore the way the heat is pooling in my stomach. Then lower.

The groan that rolls out of me sounds tortured.