He is the inferno waiting to consume her. She is the spark destined to burn.
An ancient treaty. A forbidden lineage. A passion that will incinerate the barrier between worlds.
Zarah has spent her life hiding the heat in her blood, reducing her ancient, destructive gift to cheap parlor tricks in a grime-streaked tavern. She is Pyre-Touched-a rare descendant of a cursed timeline, carrying the dormant magic of the Great Combustion. She thinks she is safe in the shadows of the Iron Anvil, dancing for copper coins and fleeting attention.
She is wrong.
When her rhythm summons a fire she cannot control, she draws the gaze of something far older and more dangerous than any mortal man.
Enter Aeydann, the Pyre Warden.
He is a creature of compressed night and molten gold, a Scion of the Flame who has waited millennia for the Convergence. He hasn't come to watch her dance. He has come to collect a debt written in flesh and ash.
Dragged across the veil to the Anvil of the Cinder King-a realm of obsidian floors and liquid fire-Zarah discovers she is not merely a mage, but a Keystone. She is the living lock on the Wildfire Pact, a treaty that keeps the elemental realm from consuming her own.
And Aeydann is the key.
He demands more than just her magic. He demands her surrender. In a world where air tastes of sulfur and touch feels like the surface of a star, Zarah must decide if she will fight the monster who claims her, or let herself be ruined by the exquisite agony of his embrace.
Because in the Anvil, you do not just survive the fire. You become it.
Dance of the Forbidden Flame is a searing Dark Fantasy Romance featuring a possessive Elemental Anti-Hero, a heroine discovering her power, and a love story that defies the laws of physics. If you love Monster Romance, high-stakes Magic Systems, and Fated Mates with an obsession that burns across dimensions, this novella will set your soul alight.
Scroll up and start reading today to enter the Anvil.
Tropes & Themes:
- 🔥 Fire Elemental Romance
- 🖤 Dark Fantasy World-Building
- ⚔️ Fated Mates & Ancient Pacts
- 🩸 Bloodline Magic & Hidden Power
- 🌋 Morally Grey / Villainous Hero
- 🌶️ High Heat / Spicy Paranormal Romance
