DIANA'S POV
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I had heard of Alexis Vandel long before Elijah ever mentioned her. All I knew was that she carried the same burning heat I now felt, but I never understood the rest. I didn't know about the bite, or how it could consume her until she found her mate.
That was the limit of my knowledge. I never saw this heat as anything significant. Yes, I once thought of reading about her, of learning how she managed to endure it, but that curiosity stayed buried, tucked away at the back of my mind.
Now Elijah speaks of how Alexis only found relief when her mate claimed her. That was the only thing that calmed the fire—maybe the only thing that could.
And for the first time, I feel the weight of it pressing down on me.
"It doesn't make sense," I whispered, crouching to the cold ground. The chill bit into my skin, yet all I felt was fire blazing inside me. Heat licked through my veins, and sweat prickled across my skin.
