Meghan’s P.O.V.
My heart sank as the news flickered on the TV screen, the footage showing a blazing inferno at the edge of town near the forest. Flames roared and twisted, licking hungrily at the trees and sending thick plumes of smoke into the night sky. I could see the distant glow even from my window. The reporter’s voice crackled, saying the fire was severe and that firefighters were battling to contain it.
My stomach knotted, and before I could stop myself, my thoughts were on Blade. He had always talked about the risks of the job so casually when he visited me in the bakery, like it was just another part of his day. But now, the reality of it hit me hard. There was no way he wasn’t there—Blade would be the first to charge into that blaze, his typical recklessness coupled with a fie
