Chapter 57 The Brandstorm raging outside was a zephyr compared to the storm in Hubert's heart. The door crashed open, and she who haunted him—she who had once been his lover—burst in. "The dragon may have crystallized my body," his Elite Branded Sweetheart said. "But you, Hubert...you crystallized my heart." "Wait, is that a good thing?" Hubert asked. She answered by leaning in. Hard angles met soft flesh in a long, passionate, and surprisingly tender kiss. And Hubert realized that maybe, just maybe, he could love again.