Ember
I stepped into the High Moon Pack house, that night, the full moon was hung low in the sky. My face was exceptionally filled with a bright smile because my mate, Rowan Gray, would finally claim me as his tonight, unlike most wolves, I didn't met my mate when I turned eighteen, it was after I turned twenty that I knew that Rowan Gray, the son of Alpha Hudson Gray, my packs Alpha was my mate. And our love, eversince has been proceeding greatly, even though he hasn't marked me, but tonight is going to be the night, I will finally wear his mark. For this reason, my face was brimming with a bright smile. I opened the door to his room, searching for him, just like I always did, but instead of finding him sitting on his desk working on the paperwork's, or resting on his bed like he mostly does, my eyes landed on a scene that made my heart shatter into a million pieces. Before me was Rowan Gray, on the bed naked, and was passionately indulging another woman, they were so engrossed in it that it was only after I let out a soft gasp, that Rowan jumped back with fright. The woman on the bed quickly reached for the blanket and pulled it over her head. I felt a bile rise in my throat, my chest felt as if heavy stones were layered on i, I couldn't think of anything, my mind just wouldn't process anything as I stumbled backward clutching my chest. "Ember, I can explain, It's not what it look like... I didn't mean to, listen to me I can explain... I..." He stood up in a hurry, even before he could put on his clothes, in a panic he stepped forward to my side hurriedly, but as a result he stumble and fell. My eyes were red rimmed as I looked at the man i was in love with, the mate who had promised to mark me on the full moon, and now it's here, not only would that be impossible now, he was right here fucking another woman. I couldn't bare the pain as I turned to run out of the room, but before I could even do that, Rowan hurriedly pulled himself up and grabbed at my hand pulling me into his chest. But then, a familiar scent hit my nose. "I'm sorry Ember, forgive me, I didn't mean t–" The words remained unfinished as I pushed him back, this scent, pinewood scent, I immediately marched to the bed and meant to pull the blanket off that woman's face when Rowans hand pulled me back. "Ember please don't.." he pleaded as he pulled me back, he was trying hard to protect her. But all what I wanted right then was to see the face of whomever was under the blanket. So with an effort, I tugged at the blanket and pulled it off. Please let it be a stranger, anyone but someone I love. But fate was cruel. The face that was staring back at me was none other than my stepmom's, the woman I took as my mother in everyway except blood, Astrid eyes widened in horror, as she scrambled to cover herself. I felt like I'd been punched in the gut, as my breath felt at If it was knocked out of me. Rowan's infidelity was bad enough, but Astrid's betrayal cut even deeper. "Astrid, how could you?" I whispered, my voice was trembling slightly. My father has done nothing but love this woman unconditionally, but seeing this I realized that my father's love and trust meant nothing to her. She was cheating on him, and with my mate, no less. What have I done to deserve this? She opened her mouth to speak, but I couldn't bear to hear her excuses. I turned back to Rowan, my eyes blazing with anger and hurt. Just how long has this been going on between them, but even I know I couldn't answer that. Suddenly, she start to cry as I turned to look at the figure on the bed who was trying to cover her self with the blanket that was still tightened in my fist, tears were streaming down her face, reluctantly I released it. But it was just then, that Rowan who was a while ago remorseful now tightened his grip on my arm forcing me to look back, "I told you to stop. But you didn't and now that you've seen what you wanted, can you get out of here?" He growled at me. "How could you do this to me Rowan..." How could he still be the one to talk even after this? Astrid sprawl on the bed with the blanket now wrapped around her body as she keeps sobbing while muttering, "I'm sorry Ember, I'm really sorry but we love each other, I love him... I'm sorry... Forgive me." I laughed almost hysterically crazy as tears spilled out of my eyes, "You love each other? But he's my mate! And you knew that, yet here you are here in his bed, taking his dick!" "I would not watch you talk to her like that, don't you see she was still apologizing, and now you're stripping her of her dignity, she's your stepmother for goodness sake!" Rowan half yelled at me. I turned my face to him as i said, "So you remember that she's my stepmother when you decided to have sex with her?" "So what if I have sex with her? Tell me so what? I got tired of waiting for you, therefore I chose her, and she was willing because she got tired of your paralyzed father!" Rowan thundered. Slap! My other hand strike at his face as I screamed, "You both deserve each other," I spat, ripping my hand from Rowan's grasp. "Don't ever come near me again." I turned and let my legs take the lead, the sound of her apologies and pleas fading into the distance. I don't want hear it, I don't want to see their faces, I don't want to remember how they were both entangled together, and how Rowan was protective of her. I don't want to remember that my mate just disrespect my father, calling him a paralyzed man. My heart felt like it was shattering into a million pieces. The betrayal stung, and I needed to escape. I fled the Highmoon Pack house, It hurts, it hurts so much... is this what's like to be betrayed by someone you love so dearly. The full moon however was still hung low in the sky, but right then, it was nothing but cruel reminder of the night that was supposed to be mine and Rowan's. But turned out to be a night of betrayal. My Wolf, Freya whimpered inside of me, but I'm just too heartbroken to comfort her after the betrayal we were slapped with by our mate. I kept running until my legs ached and my lungs burned. I finally stopped in front of a huge building, my teary eyes staring at the neon lights of the building sign, the name was written in bold letters. Without any hesitation I entered the clubhouse, the music and laughter booming loudly, I made my way to the bar, the bartender was shaking some wine in glass as I sat on the stool in front of him. "Whiskey," I said trying to control the vibration in my voice. "Lots of it." The bartender raised an eyebrow but poured me a shot without asking questions. I downed it in one gulp, feeling it burn all the way to my stomach. "Another," I said and sat the cup on the counter. He hesitated but poured me another shot. "Another." I repeated the process until my mind started to go numb and my senses dulled. After what felt like an eternity, I slapped some money on the counter and stumbled out of my seat, my head was spinning. So I grabbed the counter to steady myself, feeling like a total mess. After a minute, I tried standing again, but my legs felt like Jello, I let out a loud burp and stumbled forward, I had no idea where I was going as I could barely see anything ahead. The music was a jumbled mess of beats and melodies, making my head hurt even more. Then, I walked right into someone. I couldn't see straight, but these piercing golden eyes locked onto mine, and I felt a pang in my chest. The face was a little blur, but I could indistinctly make out a rough outline of his face. I burped again clinging unto him as if he was some salvation, he threw me a condescending look, I see a blurry cigarette butt dangling from the corner of his mouth, his facial feature was unclear. He half squinted his deep golden eyes, then his body leaned forward like a mountain covering my entire body, he suddenly grabbed my waist and pulled me closer, "Little bunny... Umm... What are you doing in this type of place?"Ember His angular facial feature was hidden under the red and blue light making him look more mysterious and unpredictable. "Bunny.." His low voice was husky and deep, sounding as seductive as not his straight face."let go." I sneered coldly.However, his silence was a fuel to my already burning rage. "Let go you bastard!" I banged my fists on his chest for a good amount of time, but he doesn't budge which angers me more. "You asshole Rowan!! Why won't you just let me rest, why have you come after me again? I ran from you, why won't you just fucking stop!" Fresh tears spilled out my face as I vent my anger on him, but he didn't stopped me, instead he let me do it. I rolled my eyes and effortlessly pushed him back, his grip on my waist releasing on their own accord. My hands blindly moved about as it touched what I was looking for, i grabbed a bottle of wine on the table next to me, and handed it to him, "Open it for me." I wasn't expecting him to take the wine, but in
Four years later Ember Maybe I didn't die, but a part of me did. I smiled warmly as I stirred the pot of stew, the aroma filling the kitchen. A boy about three years old burst into the kitchen, his little face scrunched up in a pout. He rushed to me, his chubby legs moving as fast as they could. "Mommy!" he exclaimed, his tiny arms reaching up for me to carry him. That's my son Kai. I swooped him up, spinning him around in a circle before planting a kiss on each cheek. He giggled, his pout has now been forgotten. "Where's Aunty Lyra, sweetie?" I asked, setting him down on the counter. He thought for a moment, his brow was furrowed, then, he shrugged his tiny shoulders and said, "I don't know." "Then who bring you back?" He spread his little hands and said, "I walked by myself." Of course he did, I could hear the sound of door opening it was undoubtedly Lyra. I mean my son walked from the grocery store back home, what an expert he was. I pinched his cheeks and chuckled
Maverick I had just stepped out of the restroom when my cellphone buzzed with a ring, I took it in my hand, and answered the call. "Yes, what's the update?" I asked Alex my assistant at the other end. "Sir, I've got in contact with them and there were already submissions coming in, he'd like you to see them for yourself." Alex said. "Good. I will go check it right away, and you should arrange my flight, I will be going back today." I hung up the phone and turned to leave, but that was when I saw a little boy, no more than three years old, with curly black hair, his golden eyes was staring into mine, he was hugging my leg with his tiny arms. I couldn't help but smile at the sight. "Hey there, little guy," I said, planning to ask if he was lost, I don't know why but I felt a sense of familiarity with this boy. But before I could do any of that, a woman rushed into the hallway, her eyes frantically scanning the area until they landed on the child. And then, they landed on me. H
Ember I didn't wait any minute before hugging Kai even tighter to myself and fled the place. I could feel his burning gaze on me, until I entered into the taxi and it drove away from the company. By the time I arrived at silver fang pack it was almost afternoon, I head directly to the pack estate where I lived with Lyra, Alpha Jordan and some of the omegas in the pack, I entered and plopped myself on the couch, Something smells delicious, and judging by the aroma from the food coming from the kitchen, it could only mean one thing. I stood at the kitchen entrance for sometime, Lyra whipped her head to look at me the moment she noticed I was there. Her hair had now been styled beautifully, her eyes were also shining brightly, the woman had put enough effort into looking more beautiful. "Where is he?" I asked looking around as I released Kai hand so he would go and play with his friends in the estate. "How did you know he has already arrived?" She raised her eyebrows as s
I woke up the next day and quickly prepared myself to go to the company. Fortunately, Alpha Jordan wanted Kai to stay with him, since he'll be at home all day with Lyra. Just that I was a little nervous to run into that man again, I don't think I can hide from him, most especially those piercing golden eyes staring into my black ones as if searching for the truth. Furthermore, there was even this dangerous feeling I got from him when I was close to him that day, my senses were yelling at me to run, but there was also this allure too. Pushing my hair backward, I packed it and applied gloss on my lips before grabbing my bag. Alpha Jordans Beta, Chris, will be taking me that morning. I slipped into the car as it drove away from the estate. In no time we were already in the company, "Thank you so much for the ride, you don't have to wait for me, I might take a lot later, so I'll be taking a cab back." "Alright." He nodded and drove away. I also walked into the company before
Ember."Bunny." It was that same nickname I told him I hated a lot, however I had to be professional at this instance, and looking around, we were surrounded by workers, so I'm sure he wouldn't try anything funny with me. His black shirt had two buttons undone, and his black hair was styled differently today, "It's fancy running into you here." He stretched his pocketed hand for a handshake which I took.His hand was cold, but I kept my composure as I took back my hand from his and replied with a smile, "Of course it was." I'm not really sure about that because with him here, I wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.Who would believe we're running into each other? but I just couldn't get what he wanted with all of this so I asked, "Are you also a worker here?" He laughed and suddenly stopped, "No, I just came to check things, but it was such a coincidence to run into you here. A good one I
Maverick I stood by the window, gazing out at the garden downward as I sensed someone's presence behind me, his steps was drawing closer, I turned to look at the person. "Ryder," My face gather up a frown. Alex would have to answer why this man was allowed in my house, "Good to see you, Maverick, It's been a while." He grinned. "What brings you here?" I asked curtly, shifting my gaze back to the window. I didn't want to get into small talk. At least not with this one. I heard him exhaled and plopped himself into my sofa, "Not even a drink?" Seeing I didn't reply, he began to say, "Well I'm just worried about your latest venture, I mean weren't you putting a lot on the line?" My gut tightened, as my jaw clenched in irritation. Ryder was one of the few people I could call acquaintances, considering we've known each other for a while now, and I've known him enough to knew he wasn't here for a chitchat. "I believe what I do wasn't any of your business, " "Maverick, ev
Ember I couldn't wrap my head over what Kai said, things like this never happened to him. Kai was the type of boy that shared his things with his friends. Even if his friend did something bad to him, he'd rather keep it to himself to save the friend from getting into trouble. So I was baffled by what he said. "Don't be scared alright? Mommy is here, and you have to promise not to listen to it when it tells you to do bad things alright?" With a gentle tug, I pulled him closer, my eyebrow quivering upward as I rubbed his back in soothing circles. I'm more than worried right now, Kai wasn't old enough to meet his wolf, so how could there possibly be a voice whispering something to him? And to do bad things that is. "Mommy, Kai is hungry and wants a dumpling." He suddenly said, his voice muffled by the fabric I'm wearing. "I will get you dumplings, just stay here and let me change my dress," I said as I sat him on the bed in the room, I quickly took off my dress and threw on a c