Spark by Rae B. Lake

I should have saved her, but I hesitated. I saw the flames and heard her screams but I didn’t move fast enough.
Now I must live with that guilt. My brothers try to bring me back from the darkness but nothing they do can save me. I deserve to hurt from what I’ve done.
I’m a jerk to everyone that crosses my path but when Hestia shows up to care for me a little light begins to break into my scorched soul.

Hestia
I’ve dealt with problem patients before but Stephen is by far the worst.
He’s difficult, rude, and unbearably attractive, which only makes it harder for me to keep my distance.
I was tricked once by a pretty face, never again.
The authorities said I was one of the lucky ones to make it out of a prostitution ring alive. Yet, every day I wake up shaking in fear just waiting for someone to bust the door down and take me back.
I can’t let Stephen or anyone else break down my guard.
I’ll just keep my head down, do my work and pray that I’m never found.