Silas grinned down at her, slipping his hands back into his pockets. “No one in this house is afraid of a little fire.” To emphasize his point, he nodded to the collection of candles next to her and in a blink of an eye, they were all lit. “Bet you save a ton on matches in this house, eh?” She chuckled. Playfulness spiked in her blood as she glanced from the flickering pillars to Silas. He was showing off, and while she knew she’d be displaying exactly the kind of power she had in just a minute, Ivy couldn’t help but return the favor. Waving her hand, she snuffed out all the candles at once.

