Winter Fire

I should have seen Bren for what he was right away...

I'd spent most of my time at Yew Dales watching the slopes, and I'd never seen a snowboarder command the mountain the way Bren did. Everything seemed to bend to his will...the snow, the trees, even the sky. He was lit from within, flashed over everyone he passed like a wildfire, left a trail of awed, panting thirst in his wake.

I was no exception.

Until I was.

And that's when Loki came to burn it all down.

He knows Bren's secret, and has made...