Her Dark Protector (Private Skyes: Book One)

Prologue

CURSED

Damian Skye: POV
9 Years Ago:
Delta City

The dreams kept coming at me as I slept. To be more accurate they were nightmares.

At the age of 18 I discovered I was born with the supernatural ability to create and manipulate fire. At first I thought it was awesome. I was then known as an Elemental. My mother was also an Elemental but I never discovered her abilities until I turned 18.

My mother was a Water Elemental. She kept her secret until I discovered mine so she could help me develop my abilities. She showed me how to harness my abilities and become stronger. I soon discovered that not only could I create and manipulate fire, but I also discovered fire could not hurt me. In fact being in the presence of fire made me stronger and nearly invulnerable to almost everything except water.

I became very good at controlling my abilities and even joined the Delta City Fire and Rescue Team. But instead of fighting the fires I'd be the one who went into burning buildings and make sure everyone got out alive. I had 100% success rate. No one died on my watch. That was until I turned 21. My abilities had fully matured and the nightmares began.

I was living with my fiancée, Maryann at the time.

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The flames consumed everything in my nightmare. The apartment Maryann and I shared, our bed, picture frames, clothes, curtains, everything was consumed. The only thing that wasn't consumed was me, because I was impervious to fire.

But I was so thankful Maryann worked nights at the hospital working towards her RN (registered nurse) degree. I tried to focus in my nightmare to make the fire dissipate, but the more I focused the more the flames grew it was as if my own power turned against me.

Suddenly as the fires continued to rage I heard the screams. The screams of someone being burned alive. I knew without a doubt that someone was Maryann. I wanted this nightmare to end. It took all my willpower to force my eyes open. That's when the real nightmare began.

The dream wasn't a dream at all. As I sat up I saw the flames raging out of control even on the bed I was lying on. Then as I started to focus again the flames started to listen to me this time and they began to subside.

The fire had all but died out in our bedroom as I got up and headed towards the front of the apartment to extinguish the fire there.

When I walked through the burning door towards the front of the apartment I discovered that the fire there was even more intense than the one in our bedroom. Again I focused on the fire and as soon as the sirens began approaching the flames had began to subside.

That's when I smelt it, the undeniable scent of burnt flesh. My heart began to pound as I started rampaging through the charred remains of our apartment getting closer and closer to the foul stench of death.

When I finally found the body my heart broke as I kneeled down next the charred black body of my once beautiful Maryann. Most wouldn't be able to identify her without an autopsy. But the ring on her finger and her heart shaped pendant necklace gave it away. I'd just killed the love of my life.

No one blamed me for her death, not even my family who knew very well about my secret. They considered it a horrible accident, but they knew how in tune I was to my abilities and even thought that it might not have even been me who caused the fire. That someone had murdered her and left me to feel the guilt.

It was something I'd never forgive myself for and never forget. Even if I wasn't the culprit I should've been able to save her.

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That's why from that day on. I quit my job with the fire and rescue team, not being able to trust my abilities, but still wanting to help others I created a private investigation firm with my two sisters Jenny and Amanda and my younger brother Jason. With a little help from a goodfriend Detective Derick Shaw we got our first few cases, but as we began to gain popularity we got our own cases including the ones Derick threw our way.

My sisters and younger brother deal with the cases that appear to be supernatural related so that I don't have to use my fire abilities but still there's been times I had to help out in the real nasty supernatural threats.

And our newest one would bring me out to save the city from a madman and his group of powerful deadly dark elementals.

It all started when a beautiful woman walked into our office looking for help.

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