Fire Hands

The fifth in the Wild Edged Magic series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper, this is a story about survival, and its cost.

First paragraph:

Drew says he'll look after me, and I know I should be scared he's some crazy rapist, or murderer, but I've got no one else to help, not really, and besides, Drew saved me, and I like him, and I think I'm a pretty good judge of character.

"You've got talent, Stace," Drew says. "Real magical ability, but they don't understand that. They just want to break you."