Now That You’ve Read It… Let’s Talk About The Alpha Flame (Spoilers Ahead)
The fire’s out in the world, here’s what I can finally say.
Spoilers ahead: This post discusses major scenes from The Alpha Flame: Discovery
For months, I’ve talked around the most emotional moments of The Alpha Flame: Discovery. But now the book is out. You've read it. You’ve messaged me. Some of you are crying. Some of you are angry. Some are both. And I love that.
Because now, finally, I can talk about what really happened in those chapters, the one after the pub, the night Maggie and Beth nearly lost everything, the revelation in Mary’s bathroom, the ending that’s left so many of you asking: “Is that really it?”
On Writing That Scene
You know the one. Rick. The after-dinner attack. Beth in the hallway. Maggie in the kitchen. I’ve had readers tell me they had to put the book down and walk away. Others said it felt like justice. One said it was the first time she’d ever seen something that horrific treated with emotional realism, and not just violence for drama’s sake.
That scene broke me a little. It took a week to write, and I rewrote it three times. But I never softened it. Because for too many women, this is their reality. And writing it any other way would have betrayed them.
The Ending Isn’t the End
I’ve heard it all week: “What happened to DI Baker?” “Is Beth okay?” “Did Maggie make the right choice?”
The truth? This was never meant to be the full story.
Discovery was always the beginning of something bigger. It had to end unresolved, not for shock, not to frustrate, but because that’s what truth looks like. Truth rarely wraps itself up in a single moment. Neither do survivors.
Book two, Reckoning, is coming. And the questions you’re asking? They will be answered. Just… maybe not the way you expect.
The Moment That Undid Me
There’s a scene after everything, where Mary bathes the girls. I cried writing it. Because in all the violence and fear, that moment of tenderness, two broken girls being cared for like children again, was where the healing began. And I think, maybe, that’s what this whole book is about.
Now It’s Yours
I want to hear what you thought. Message me. Leave a review. Share a line that hit hard. Tell me what you loved, or what you couldn’t bear. The story is yours now. And I want to know what it meant to you.