A Spark of Earth and Flame

She ran from a gilded cage to the brutal freedom of the barracks. She didn't expect to burn for her commander.Seraphina Burnette traded an extravagant wardrobe for a pair of combat boots. Hiding her noble title and suppressing her volatile Fire magic, she enlists as a common recruit, desperate to find who she is outside her family's shadow.Her obstacle? Commander Braxton Thorne.An Earth elemental raised in the slums, Braxton has zero patience for weakness and a deep-seated hatred for the nobility. Seeing his newest recruit's struggles, he singles her out for punishing private training. But as they clash in the sparring ring, their mutual animosity ignites a dangerous attraction that threatens to consume them both.When a high-stakes mission forces them to swap leathers for formal wear, Seraphina's past threatens to catch up with her. Now, she must decide: reveal her true name and risk losing the only man who has ever really seen her, or keep running and let the world burn.