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Wedding Fire

by @mellowwolf

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3 chapters

~8 min read

The marriage contract between the fire and star orders has finally been signed, binding Beckett Marlowe and Topher Kaelen to strangers before either can confess the love they’ve hidden for years. On the night before their weddings, they meet in secret, each believing it’s their last chance to touch what they can never keep. But when the betrothed grooms are finally revealed, the two mages learn their families have orchestrated a union neither of them ever dared to hope for—and the heat between them threatens to consume every rule they were raised to obey.

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MEET THE CHARACTERS

Beckett Marlowe

A 24-year-old fire mage with copper-red hair that seems to catch light even in darkness, and amber eyes that smolder with barely-contained heat. His lean, wiry build moves with the restless energy of a flame, and his hands are perpetually warm, leaving faint scorch marks on whatever he touches when his emotions run high. He carries himself with a defiant pride that masks the ache of knowing he's about to lose the only person he's ever truly loved.

Topher Kaelen

A 24-year-old star mage with hair the color of midnight and silver starlight woven through it, and pale gray eyes that hold the distant gleam of constellations. He is tall and slender, with an almost ethereal grace, his movements deliberate and precise like the paths of celestial bodies. There's a quiet sorrow in his stillness, a man who has already begun mourning a future he thought he'd have.

Lord Aldric Marlowe

Beckett's father, a stern fire mage in his mid-50s with iron-gray hair and eyes like burning coals, his face weathered by decades of political maneuvering. He carries himself with the unyielding authority of a man who has never been challenged successfully, and his hands are scarred from countless duels. He believes he's securing his son's future by arranging this marriage, unaware he's breaking Beckett's heart.

Lady Seraphine Kaelen

Topher's mother, a graceful woman in her early 50s with silver-streaked black hair and the same pale gray eyes as her son, though hers hold a calculating glint. She moves with the fluid elegance of a dancer, her star-patterned robes flowing around her like a second skin. She loves Topher fiercely but believes she knows what's best for him, even if it means sacrificing his personal happiness.

Gareth Voss

The head of the Voss family, a neutral house that brokers peace between the fire and star mages, a heavyset man in his 60s with a snow-white beard and twinkling blue eyes that miss nothing. He's the one who orchestrated the double betrothal, seeing it as a masterstroke of diplomacy. He carries a pocket watch that he fidgets with when he's particularly pleased with himself.

Lidia Cervos

Tophers best friend a Fire mage he believes his parents betrothed him too she loves him fiercely and is the only one who he had shared his feelings for beck with.

EXPLORE CHAPTERS

The First Touch

The last of the nobles have filed out, and Beckett and Topher stand alone at the scorched table, the pendant still caught between their palms. Beckett's fire is a low, restless hum under his skin, and

The Contract's Edge

In the marble hall of the Voss estate, Beckett stands rigid beside his father as Gareth Voss unrolls the marriage contract, the fire and star seals gleaming in the candlelight. Across the table, Tophe

The First Kiss

In the empty Voss hall, Beckett's hand tightens on Topher's waist, the star pendant still warm between their palms. Topher's breath ghosts across Beckett's lips, and then they're kissing—a slow, searc