What He Did Instead of Setting Me Free: a Dark Fantasy Romance of Survival, Fire, and a Dangerous Mate Bond

She thought surviving the fire would set her free.But freedom isn’t what waits for her in the ashes.Rhea Calloway was never meant to live past the inferno. Her name was on the list. Her body was already burning. And yet—something pulled her back. Something ancient. Something with eyes like embers and a voice that remembers her real name.Now she’s trapped in a forest that doesn’t end, bound to a creature who doesn’t bleed. Ares Verran isn’t her savior. He’s her sentence. His rules are carved in flame. His scars carry the weight of choices he can’t undo.The forest wants her to forget. The fire wants her to become. And Ares—he’s just trying not to burn with her.But when survival turns into something more, when trust becomes more dangerous than fear… what will she risk to find the truth that was buried with her body?And what will he destroy to keep her from remembering?