He says I burn for him. He’s not wrong. In Marazul, the Sanctum’s gold-veiled halls hide more than prayer. They hide him. Cassian—High Priest, masked and untouchable—speaks my name like prophecy. And Ash—the stepbrother I swore I wouldn’t want—marks me like I’m already his. I told myself I could resist both. I was wrong. Every touch is a sin. Every glance a warning. And when the Sanctum decides my scandal is “preparation,” I’m dragged deeper into their rituals—veiled, bound, and remade into something they call Vessel. But the fire they lit in me isn’t just for them. It might burn the whole place down. The First Flame is a high-heat, why choose, dark romance novel in The Step Sins Saga—featuring obsessive men, cult intrigue, and scenes that will ruin you in the best way. For fans of forbidden, high-angst, morally corrupt love stories with a side of holy blasphemy.