Alicia Vickers Flame | NEWEST - 2026 |

He smiled. His teeth were very white. "Because I can see the pilot light behind your eyes."

She didn't blame him. She kissed his cheek (warm, always warm now) and left Stillwater on the back of Corin's rust-red motorcycle. alicia vickers flame

He left three days later. Not cruelly—just gone, with a note that said, Find your own kind of burn, Alicia. Mine was never yours to carry. He smiled

Corin noticed her before she spoke. He later told her it was because the air around her was thirsty —too dry, too charged, like before a lightning strike. He finished his act, walked over, and said, "You're not a watcher. You're a burner." with a note that said