Destined by a thread

"Wait, why are you in love with Adam?" Emily's voice boomed. Adam, confused, looked at Alice. Alice, however, stared at Emily with a sinister smile.

"If you must know, for someone who is an ex and abandoned Adam, you sure speak as if you're entitled to have Adam back. Especially when you like to meet other guys behind Adam's back!" Alice spoke with vengeance.

Adam looked at Emily, wondering what exactly was going on. "It's a misunderstanding, she's talking about Brad," Emily stated, looking at Adam.

"Brad?! Wait, you don't have any history with him, do you?" Adam asked Emily, his confusion deepening.

"Does it matter? It was in the past. You know what I mean," Emily stated angrily, trying to conceal the truth about her rebirth.

"What?! Brad was one of them?" Adam was shocked to learn about Brad and Emily's past.

Alice smiled, watching Emily's perfect confidence slowly breaking apart.

"You didn't ask about Brad, so I don't see it as something important to bring up. What's more, you should understand my situation," Emily tried to explain to Adam.

"Adam, while you were unconscious, I accidentally interrupted her with Brad about to kiss in your apartment," Alice spoke deviously, adding fuel to the fire.

"Shut your mouth, you piece of shit! It was a misunderstanding!" Emily shouted at Alice.

"Emily! Calm down. She's our guest," Adam said, pulling Emily's shoulder down. "Your flames," Adam whispered, hinting at Emily's growing aura of fire.

Emily reined in her emotions, focusing on not letting her flames burst forth. "I may need to speak with Emily alone," Adam stated to Alice.

"Wait, can you take my number? I still need to talk to you and maybe clear it out with your uncle," Alice stated sweetly, trying to provoke Emily even more.

"Emily, please calm down!" Adam urged, seeing her flames on the verge of eruption. "I need to take her number to meet both my uncle and her to clear out the misunderstanding," Adam spoke firmly.

As Alice gave her number to Adam, Alice purposely held Adam's hands. "Your hands feel rougher than before. I remember holding your hands during your coma until I fell asleep by your side," Alice said, interlocking her fingers with Adam's.

Adam gently pulled Alice's fingers off as Emily was ready to pounce on Alice. "We can talk again next time when everything has calmed down," Adam said, trying to de-escalate the situation.

As Adam escorted Alice to the door, Alice turned and quickly kissed his cheek. "I'm glad you're safe, my love," she whispered, then ran off, smiling, her plan a success. Alice's determination to break Adam and Emily apart burned in her eyes, believing Emily was not right for Adam. She felt in control in that room.

Adam, stunned by the sudden kiss, turned to see Emily's furious face, wanting to kill Alice. Emily's body erupted in flames as her emotions completely let loose.

"Please calm down, you're going to burn the house to the ground!" Adam urged Emily, trying to stop her flames from going wild.

"I want to kill that witch!" Emily shrieked with anger.

As Emily was about to scream and unleash a full burst of flames, Adam instantly teleported them to the mana point. The fire exploded from Emily into the sky.

The creatures from the Spiritual Realm felt the tremendous power, and some exited the portal to see Emily bursting with flames.

"What happened to Emily?" the creatures worried about Emily's sudden aggression.

"Stay back!" Emily shouted. Emily transformed and flew into the sky.

"Emily, wait!" Adam shouted.

"Don't come near me. Just wait for me at home," Emily said, still furious about what had transpired. Emily flew higher and disappeared among the clouds.