Darkness Vanquished (A Loki Love Story) Book 3 in Darkness Series

Prologue

"Fire is all around me.

It shrouds my senses as I welcome it in.

It licks at my face with its feathery touch.

I allow it to consume with each breath that I take.

I no longer fight its pain.

I accept it willingly.

For it is my only reminder

that you were once real.

This fire burns deeper than any plummeting abyss.

It swallows me whole, creating new life.

I give in to its will as it spreads to my soul.

Scorching every vein, making it whole.

An old life has passed, as a new one is made.

I can feel the embers settling.

Glowing in the tips of my fingers.

Their haunting warmth is my focus on what is to come.

Fire is no longer a part of me.

It is all of me.

Fight as I may, I cannot deny this.

For I am reborn within its kindling.

Rising from the lingering ashes.

Spreading my radiant wings.

I will fly through the flames and plumes of smoke

And bring to you my presence, that you will never forget."