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Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter Twenty five: I don't have a daddy
MaverickI left the office later in the afternoon, I knew Ember must already be at the estate, so I drove there directly. I had Alex stay at the company to look after some minor deals.As I arrived, I parked my car and stepped out, before heading towards the estate.“Good afternoon, Mr Nightshade” the workers greeted.I hummed, not interested in replying to them, but It was then that I heard a tiny voice exclaim from the other side of the room. “I know you.”My eyes turned in his direction. He was wearing a black trousers and a blue Mickey mouse shirt. He sat comfortably on the red sofa with his legs crossed together, I couldn't help but notice his amber eyes were much deeper now.I found myself going to his side, “Why are you sitting here alone and where is your mommy?” I asked him first, looking around.“Mommy asked me to wait here for her, she said she's not going to take a lot of time.” he said, fiddling with his shirt.I nodded at his response, looking at his occasionally poutin
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter Twenty six: Giving choices
Flashback Ember Derek plopped on the chair sighing heavily, I put my textbook on the table then walked to the kitchen only to come out some moments later with a glass of water. “Considerate huh?” he glanced at my face with a playful smile, “Thank you.” He said taking the water and drinking everything at once. “Stressful day?” I asked, staring at him as I picked up the textbook again. Now opening to the page I was reading earlier. “Yeah… just this friend at work,” My hands pause on one of the pages, “Was he fired?” I asked curiously. “No… he's the easy going kind of person, kind, gentle, diligent, punctual, until these days, he doesn't come to work, we called but it was always answered by his wife who sings the same thing that her husband is sick..” “Sorry about that.” “Yeah.. so today, we just took his address from his job profile and went to his home, you won't believe it, we were made known that he died.” Derek facepalmed himself, lowering it just below his face
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter Twenty seven: rely
Ember I stiffened as I felt the man come closer, even though every bones in my body was tensed up, on an alert to run anytime, to escape from the man coming closer, but I decided not to run. “I won't hurt you. Don't be afraid of me bunny.” he said coming to my side and brushing my hair from my face. Some of the people from the research institute were crawling away while most got into the vans driving away from the estate. "Thank you." I said to him. He nods, turning back to go inside the estate. I walked in after him and sat down on the red sofa, feeling my nerves calming down. My mind was preoccupied, the worries settled in, I exhaled thinking I should go back to the hotel, so I stood up with Kai and grabbed my bag. “Good bye guys, see you all tomorrow.” I greeted the workers, actually I wasn't very sure about seeing them tomorrow. “Good day.” They replied, while some nodded their heads. “Let's get back to the hotel baby.” I said in Kai's ear, smoothing out his shir
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter Twenty eight: First choice
Ember“I thought you went home already, I didn't expect to see you here.” he said walking closer. I also didn't have the thought that I will be ending up here again, at least not tonight, I had hoped Kai and I will have some mother and son time tonight, having him eating what he would like to eat together, and playing before going to sleep, that was all I planned for that night, but now it was simply impossible.“Yes… the hotel were giving me a little problem, so I don't feel quite comfortable spending the night there, I'm really grateful for allowing me to spend the night here yesterday, but I'm afraid I have to request the same favor from you right now… please, can I stay here for a while?” I managed to get the words out, silently hoping he would not throw me off his house at this instance.I can't even bring myself to imagine that, because kai's temperature had drastically dropped, leaving me wondering, how long would this persist? Furthermore
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter Twenty nine: Couple
Ember “I don't use the kitchen.” He leisurely answered my unasked question, leaning against the door. It was pretty obvious now that he didn't use the kitchen, but how long has he been living here despite having all these kitchen appliances and utensils, to never use them. And does he really live on those canned foods? How could… I dusted my hands and pointed to the freezer, “You only eat those?” “Yeah.” He simply replied, and from his curt tone, I understood he didn't want to talk about it, and I'm going to respect that. He walked away afterwards leaving me standing inside the kitchen, there was nothing like biscuits or anything Kai could eat tonight. I was yet to come up with what I'm going to make for him when I heard his footsteps coming towards the kitchen again. He was wearing black sweatshirt right now and a pair of gray male jo
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter thirty: Can risk his life, not her's
Ember“Absolutely not.” I gave a weird smile, and quirky thumbs up. I watch him place the boy at the back seat gently, if not delicately as though he's going to break. Not wanting to disturb him, I quietly slipped into the front seat and he sat in the driver's seat. I was staring ahead, waiting for him to ignite the car, but he didn't, instead he was bending closer to my side making me stiffened, his gaze lingered on mine, his golden orbs, staring into my black ones as though searching me out.And his face moved closer, it was now a few inches away from my face, I wanted to shift my face elsewhere, but it was as if I was spellbound, I couldn't move a limb, it was just then I heard a click.The man withdrew and straightened his posture, mouthing with a slight grin, “Seatbelt, miss Flynn.” This teaser! I huffed and rolled my eyes, “As if you use one.” He merely shrugged, “I don't need one.” “So only I need one Mm?”“Yeah… I can risk my life, not yours miss Flynn” “It's Ember, you
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter thirty one: A better character
MaverickI wasn't expecting Ember to agreed immediately, I was just teasing her like I always does, but having this tuned to a reality, I could only go along with it, she took a pack of five beers, while I carried the other as we made for the living room, does she even knows how mouthwatering she looked in this nightwear? I figured she'll be coming back, so I went to that same store and got more, and right now, I know I couldn't have done anything better.The nightwear shorts clung to her hips, accentuating her curves, and bringing into view her plump ass. She's the definition of a walking temptress, she just never knew.We agreed to sit in the bar area. I would have put her on higher terms like drinking tequila or whiskey, but I wanna see how well she's going to handle this beer.She was the first to open her beer, I was staring at her face but all I could read was determination, why was she so keen on getting rid of the beer? And to think she's doing this for me, I feel delighted i
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter thirty two: That night
Maverick“I'm different?” She raised her head up, asking with a broad smile on her lips, she retrieved both her elbows from the bar and held onto the bar to steady herself, I glanced at her, her cheeks were flushed red right now. Ember's different, she'd never know, but she's so different that I knew from the moment I set my eyes on her that night, she doesn't really know what she is, what she's capable of, and I believe It was also applicable to whomever she came across, seeing everyday, just not me. “Yeah, in a special kind of way.” I said opening the fifth bear and bringing the can to my lips, I raised my eyes to stare at her, she looked lost in thought for some moments.“Do you know you're weird right now?” she stated, with a straight face, which showed she really meant that I was weird.“Maybe” I chuckled.“Why did you take my beer? Not fair, you know?” She questioned with a frown after feeling the bar for any available canned beers, which obviously I did take.“You're drunk, y
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Ember“So… now that the yacht’s gone, what are we supposed to do?” I asked, glancing around at the wide-open water stretching as far as I could see.“Wait for it, I guess,” he replied, way too casually. “Probably just ran low on gas.”I narrowed my eyes, noting the way he smirked ever so slightly. “Is this some kind of setup? Was this your big surprise?”He chuckled, shaking his head. “Not at all. This was definitely not part of the plan. But look—it’ll come back. We just have to wait.”I shifted uneasily, trying to mask my growing anxiety with humor. “What if we end up living out some kind of real-life Jaws nightmare?”He raised an eyebrow, clearly amused. “Seriously? You’re a werewolf—you’re supposed to be the one scaring off predators.”I rolled my eyes, smirking back. “Yeah, well, if wolves can eat fish, why shouldn’t a shark be able to enjoy some wolf?”He let out a soft laugh, sweeping his dripping hair back. “You’re something else.”I swallowed, glancing back at the empty horiz
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter seventy two: Gone
“Do you want to take a sit over there over a cup of wine?”“Alcoholic?” I asked the man preparing to say no, there's no way I'm drinking wine that contain alcohol, not after my experiences with alcohol. “Fruity, it's tastes like an alcohol, but it has not even 1% in it, do you want to give it a try?” “No harm in trying.” I chuckled.The Yatch had slowed down now, in the middle of the sea, “Why aren't ships or Yatch other than this one moving anyway?” I asked curiously moving to the swim platform. I was expecting to see Yatch or cruise ships moving around but none, I had noticed at the beach that there were lesser people compared to how crowded beach used to. “The whole place is ours for today, and don't tell me you're dunking your legs in the water in that?” He pointed to my dress.I stared down embarrassed to look at my flowing black gown, I laughed awkwardly, “I will be changing that.” I never thought about that sincerely.“You should, there's a lot to choose from in the first se
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter seventy one: Wanting more
Ember I thought I will be able to pull this off successfully, however I'm not so very confident right now.I was wondering what it'll be like with him for the first time as not a business partner… om that topic, what are we really? Logically, he admitted taking a likeness to me, and I might've like him too… no, I likes him too.God's I couldn't even tell exactly when that happens. Inhaling, and exhaling. The sand was cool beneath my feet as I stepped onto the beach. A handful of people were at the shoreline, their voices mingling with the distant crash of waves. My eyes scanned the place, searching for him but there was no sign of him, even though he'd texted he will be here at 6pm, and I'd done a good job spending extra minutes at home to not appear overly excited and too over the date with him, in the end i was still the first to get here.However, my search was set aside when I caught a glimpse of a white yacht anchored a little further out,It was beautiful, I admit, but when
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter seventy: Risk
Ember“Ember, hurry up and get out here! We’re starving!” Lyra’s voice rang out from the dining table, teasing but loud enough to make her point.I could almost see her rolling her eyes, a little grin tugged at my lips as I called back, “On my way!”I arranged the dishes on the tray, carrying them to the dining table, where Lyra and Kai were already seated.As I entered, Lyra’s gaze swept over me, and she let out an exaggerated sigh. “Finally,” she muttered, rolling her eyes, her voice filled with drama as she continued sarcastically, “We were this close to death.” she indicated with her fingertips.“Oh please, Lyra,” I growled playfully.Just then, Alpha Jordan walked closer, glancing at her with a raised eyebrow. “What’s going on?”Lyra shot me a mischievous look before turning to him. “It’s Ember,” she said, grinning. “She’s been holed up in the kitchen, smiling like an idiot. I almost got chills seeing her like that, considering how cold she’s been lately.”Alpha Jordan chuckled
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter sixty nine: Let them look
MaverickShe broke into a scream as I held her in my arms and leaped off the building. But her palms quickly covered her mouth, muffling the sound when she realized she was safe. We glided through the air until our feet touched the ground, thankfully no one was paying attention to the building, so I was sure no one saw.“That’s insane! You should’ve warned me or something.” She frowned, folding her arms as she walked away.I quickened my pace to catch up. “Did I scare you?” I reached for her hand to slow her down, but she stayed silent, ignoring me completely.Was she upset? I know I shouldn't have done that, she must've been taken off guard, thus leading to her annoyance. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have done that… I’m really sorry.” I apologized, reaching for her arm.But I was stunned when she suddenly burst out laughing, giving me a playful shove. “You’re apologizing? I was only pretending! Honestly, that was wild—and amazing too, I must admit. I mean, we were practically flying!” She
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter sixty eight: Suffocation
PresentEmber“So, she wasn't lying when she said you're married?” tilting my head, I asked curiously. Honestly, I wanted to know more, even though I knew I shouldn’t be asking. I shouldn’t be digging into his past, but a part of me still wanted to know.“Yes... she didn't lie. But you have to trust me; I don’t have anything to do with her anymore.”“I guess.”“Yeah…” he replied, and then silence filled the air between us—heavy, almost to the point of suffocation.I lay back on the concrete floor beside him, my hand nearly touching his. I eventually tucked it behind my head, mirroring his posture.We just looked at the sky, feeling the breeze brush our faces—soothing, calming. This was exactly why I loved coming here to clear my head when I felt overwhelmed.I couldn’t help but ask myself at that moment, ‘Do I really deserve happiness? Do I deserve to be happy, to experience it again?’Lyra wanted me to be happy, Alpha Jordan wanted that too, and I’m sure if Derek were alive, he would
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter sixty seven: Addiction
MaverickFlashbackI exploded, bolting out of the cabin. The consuming rage burned through my veins like wildfire, eating everything it touched—my reasoning, my thoughts—clouding them like a fog in the woods, wrapping everything in its misty embrace. The trees blurred together as I sprinted into the forest, my heart pounding in my chest as if it wanted to burst out and escape from me.But the voice whispering in my head to turn back, to wrap my hands around her throat. Make her pay didn't stop.I had never felt anything like this before. I had never stopped from killing my prey for someone, and she made it possible.That thought alone infuriated me—him rather, the rampaging untamed beast within me. He wanted out so he could go back and kill her, along with Mariam or whatever she might have called the lady whom she stopped me from killing.I clenched my fists so hard that my nails dug into my palms. No, no, no. Not again.For the second time that day, I wrestled with the monster inside
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter sixty six: Try me
Ember Maverick's unexpected words knocked the wind out of me. I sat there, paralyzed, my hand was still firmly locked in his grasp. “If it was just a one-night thing-” he said, his voice barely above whisper, “-would I have dropped everything and come here to Arizona just to see you?” He exhaled and continued, “You kept running every single time, leaving me worried and distressed. Don’t even try to pretend you haven’t felt this between us.” His gaze held mine, intense and unrelenting, making my palms grow sweaty, even under the chill of the wind up here. My heart raced and my pulse pounded in my neck. My voice was stuck in my throat, unable to form words. His thumb traced gentle circles on my palm, sending shivers down my spine. It was a tender touch, but with an undercurrent of possessiveness. I should have pushed him away and run, but his words were compelling, believable. Talking in that tone, he was doing it again, giving me false hope—helplessly and relentlessly breaking thr
Blood Ties And Betrayal: The rogues redemption Chapter sixty five: Lose my mind
EmberHe came for me? As much as that would've been a response I wanted, however it annoys me more that this man, regardless of having a wife, still comes to look for me, and still boldly claims that he was here for me. I shouldn't be surprised, provided that I've had such terrible luck with men— even the fated one by the moon goddess had given me nothing but betrayal and heartache.I stepped out of the studio passageway, craving some fresh air and space to clear my head. I made for the stairs, my mind was occupied by my growing thoughts as I descended, each step was nothing but a deliberate escape from the tension lingering after me, But then I heard his footsteps behind me, and my gut twisted into knots. I quickened my pace, not ready to face him yet. And I'm glad he didn't say anything as he would've done on a normal day. And sincerely, his silence is much appreciated right now.I stepped outside, letting the city swallow me whole, My eyes flew to the towering ten storey buildin
