Relit

She survived the fire. But survival is not the same as healing.

After a year of isolation in the Alaskan wilderness, Elsie returns to Lake Alpine determined to reclaim the life she once shared with Coyote. She is stronger now — steadier, more self-aware, no longer the woman who shrank herself to fit his chaos. Or at least, that's what she tells herself.

But some loves do not fade quietly.

The house still holds memories in its walls. The fireplace still glows with the warmth of what once felt u...