Introduction: One鈥檚 a fire hazard. The other brings the accelerant.Andrei Strauss, a reluctant priest with volatile elemental powers, has spent years training himself not to feel鈥攂ecause when he does, things catch fire. Literally. Exiled to a remote village to keep his head down and stay out of trouble, he鈥檚 barely settled in before people start disappearing. When he finally calls for help, he gets her.Rhian Sinclair: an Enforcer with a sharp tongue, quicker feet, and more write-ups than anyone else in her unit. After months in disciplinary limbo, she鈥檚 finally cleared for active duty. Now, under the guise of an investigation neither of them is expected to survive, Rhian and Andrei are thrown back together鈥攆orced to confront their past and the sparks that never really died.Disappearances. Silent gods. Supernatural anomalies that defy protocol. If they want to make it out alive, they鈥檒l need help from other misfits who were never built to follow the rules.Along the way, lifelong friends are reunited, ancient secrets are revealed, and鈥攁t some point鈥攁n assassin and a telepath walk into a bar. Separately.From legend to life, truth to lie, fiction to fact...it all begins with them.Note: This is a slow-burn, character-driven story. The main plot may take a minute to reveal itself as the characters and the world unfold, but I hope you enjoy riding along with Andrei and Rhian on the way. ***New chapters releasing twice per week***...