Ember's POV The horror on the faces of the Lycan Kings soon morphed to rage. Their eyes both turned red and the temperature in the room suddenly felt icy. As much as I wanted to pretend to be unaffected and act tough, I couldn't help the cold feeling that ran through my entire system. "You don't get to reject us Ember," Tyler growled, taking menacing steps towards me and I moved backwards, sinking into bed, my heart beating very fast in fear. "Tyler," Alec got in front of Tyler, stopping him from getting to me. "Control yourself, you're scaring her!" Alec said. I bit my lips, trying to stop my hand from shaking but I couldn't, it felt like it had a mind of it's own.I've always heard people talk about how scary the Lycan brothers can be but experiencing it first hand, I have to say the stories didn't do justice to how scary they looked when they are angry. I knew they weren't going to hurt me. I don't know what gave me that assurance but I could feel it within me that no matter h
Ember's POV"Ember, time to wake up love," someone shook me, trying to wake me up."30 minutes more," I muttered from my sleep, refusing to wake up. "Come on love, we have to plan for our engagement ceremony, you can't be sleeping," he tickled me, forcing me to wake up and I finally opened my eyes, laughing."Stop! Please stop!" I pleaded as Brandon stood above me, tickling me mercilessly."If you promise not to go back to sleep then I'll consider letting you go.""Alright fine, I promise, I promise," I said amidst laughter and he finally released me, sparing me the torture. I panted heavily, trying to calm down as Brandon grinned in satisfaction, seeing that I was fully awake. "That was not nice Brandon," I pouted, sitting up on the bed, widely awake now as I stared at the face of my handsome mate. I had to be the luckiest wolf to be mated to a handsome guy."I'm sorry love," he pulled me close, placing a kiss on my forehead. "But you know we have to plan for our engagement cerem
Alec's POVSeeing Ember scared because of me made something snapwithin me. It filled me with rage, rage towards myself. She was my mate! She shouldn't be scared of me! But I couldn't help it, I can't control myself or stop my emotions from controlling me, not when it concerns her. I love her. I fell in love with her the moment I set my eyes on her even before my wolf felt affected by the mate bond and confirmed her to be my mate. All I want is to love her, care for her and treat her like my queen, our queen but she won't let us in because of what that bastard did to her. I gritted my teeth in anger consumed with rage as I drove back home. I couldn't bring myself to look at her or hang around her, not after making her so scared of me. I felt no different from Brandon because when she looked at me back then at the hospital she began to see him instead. Staying around her would only torture her more so the best thing was to leave even though I didn't want to. Tyler was with her and
Alec's POV I emptied the wine in one gulp, dumping the glass cup on the table as I felt someone standing behind me. "I guess I now know the reason why Rome bolted," I smiled, twirling around to face the intruder. "Not funny Alec," she scoffed, rolling her eyes. "You know I actually just killed someone for calling me by my first name right?" I curled my eyebrows at her as she poured herself a drink. "Perfectly explains why this place reeks of blood," she scoffed, looking unbothered and I frowned. "You know you should be scared of me right?""Of course I'm scared of you. Look, I'm shaking in my bones," she replied, sarcasm dripping in her words."You won't kill your only sister Alec no matter how pissed off you are or how annoying I can be," she smiled, sounding so sure as she relaxed on the table. "So you do know you're annoying?"She shrugged, not denying it. "At least I'm not trying to dodge that fact unlike you. I can tell you're dodging the fact that you're pissed off and ki
Ember's POVI checked outside to be sure we were not followed and no one was lurking by the passages before shutting the door close, locking it with the key we got from the hotel receptionist.Hiding in a hotel was not my plan, I'd prefer to drive out of town immediately with the kids but Nurse Alice said otherwise. According to her, the moment the Lycan Kings knew I was gone they would have every living person in the city searching for me and gunning for her head. She brought me here, so we could lay low till we had our chance to escape."We are dead," Alice sobbed, rocking herself and I rolled my eyes, pulling the window curtains close. "Yea, we are dead Nurse Alice, you don't need to keep reminding me of that. We should be more bothered about getting out of town first but the more time you spend lamenting about the obvious, the more likely we're actually going to end up dead.""So put yourself together," I said, getting irritated with her incessant cries already. She kept crying
Alec's POV My entire system vibrated with rage as I stormed into the hospital with Tyler and Faye beside me, the nurses and doctors going into a frenzy. "Where the hell is Marcel!" I thundered, grabbing a random nurse by the collar. "I don't know, I don't know," she repeated, shaking in fright. I pushed her away carelessly, having no use for her. "Does anyone here know where Marcel is?" I yelled, looking around the frightened faces of everyone, dutifully avoiding my eyes, not seeing the familiar face of Marcel amongst them. "Alec you need to calm down, you're frightening the hell out of them. How do you expect them to help you when they are this frightened of you?" Faye asked, trying to calm me down and I scowled at her. "You seriously expect me to calm down? My mate is missing! She is out there all on her own with the kids. Who knows what could possibly have happened to her?" "Have you also thought about the possibility that she took off on her own and wasn't abducted? Maybe
Ember's POV I sat still, quietly, beside my sleeping kids, watching Alice as she moved aimlessly around the room, restless. She suddenly felt bipolar to me because there was no way to explain her outburst of different emotions all within a pace of 2 hours. First of all, she was scared and panicking that the Lycan kings would kill her and whoever helped her out of the hospital. Next, she suddenly changed and became this fearless person, her eyes vengeful as she talked about Kane which made me weary of her. Now, her fearlessness was gone and what was left was a restless Alice, constantly calling a strange number that kept assuring her that he was on his way. Watching her now made me realize something I never really thought about. I don't know her. As much as I wanted to trust and believe that she was truly trying to help us out of this situation, I couldn't ignore this sickening feeling in my stomach that told me she was not one to be trusted. If anything, I just realized t
Ember's POV I groaned, slowly opening my eyes to find myself in an unfamiliar environment. I looked around trying to see if I could recognize where I was but nothing looked familiar in the room. I was in a beautifully designed room, the walls painted purple which just happens to be my favorite color and there were intricate designs and markings on the wall that gave it this aesthetic view. I frowned, trying to remember the events that led to this moment and the last thing I could remember was Alice kidnaping us, slamming into another car and me losing consciousness after begging someone to help my kids. "My babies!" I gasped and rushed out of bed. "I wouldn't do that if I were you," Alec growled without glancing at me and I turned sideways to see him staring out of the window. How didn't I notice his large figure standing beside the window? If I'm here with Alec that means they saved me from Alice but my kids, why aren't my kids with me. "You need not to worry about the ki
Ember's POV"Faye!" I yelled, barging into her room and I regretted doing that the very next second. "What the fuck guys!" I gasped, blankets flying over naked bodies as Ryan and Faye tried to cover themselves."Seriously, Ember, barging into rooms, is that what we're doing now?" Faye glared at me, looking not just pissed but irritated. She even slipped and called me by my real name. I wonder if it was intentional."Can you guys not do that with my kids in the house," I scoffed, totally ignoring her irritated look. "In case you haven't noticed, the doors are sound proof, stupid. Mind you, you should knock, get an invitation rather than barging in. We were having a moment." "Yea, right," I nodded, my eyes flying around the entire room. Everything was everywhere. There were clothes all over the floor, the desk was a mess, the bed was History. I think it might need a little repair and there's Faye's face. She looked like a truck load of mess and everything in this room irked of sex.
Ember's POVI rolled my eyes in irritation, staring out the window as I watched different packs trooping into the building in their numbers to offer their condolences to my mates over my acclaimed death."I didn't know they cared about me this much," I snorted derisively, Mia chuckling as she helped arrange my clothes."They don't necessarily care about the Alphas' dead mate, they are just concerned about getting in the good books of the Alphas while some are just snooping around for gossip in pretence of offering their condolences.""You forgot to mention the ones trooping in with their unmated daughters dressed like sluts to win the favor of my mates.""That too," Mia nodded, smiling and I scoffed in annoyance. They were all unbelievable. It's not even be up to a day and they are already trying to get the Alphas to settle down with other women. Isn't there somewhere in a part of their brain that tells them that someone needs to mourn the death of a loved one first?Why am I bothered
Ember's POV"Hmmmm," I sighed in my sleep, turning on my side, my head landing on something wide, solid and comfortable. I smiled in my sleep. I wonder what was so comfortable to sleep on like this.It's definitely not a pillow.My eyes fluttered open and first thing it landed was on an unfamiliar wardrobe in the room, making me frown. I do not remember having a wardrobe like this in my room. My wardrobe is purple not black. My eyes hovered around the room, landing on more unfamiliar things, my frown deepening by the second.I immediately jerked awake, my eyes bugging out of their sockets as I realized something."This is not my room!"I slowly looked beside me and saw Alec peacefully sleeping, while Tyler laid by my other side equally sleeping. I almost shrieked loudly but I immediately covered my mouth, stopping myself from screaming and forcing them awake.WTF!How the hell am I in Alec's room and why are both guys sleeping beside me. Sweet goddess, tell me this is all a dream. I c
Alec's POVWhat the fuck was going on?I still couldn't wrap my head around the fact that Ember was right here in this room, with so many lascivious eyes hovering around her body.What the hell is she thinking wearing a dress like that here?My eyes remained fixated on her, a scowl on my face as I watched her laugh and joke around with Faye, and two other guys. One was hitting on Faye while the other was hitting on my mate.I thought of a million ways to kill the guy talking to her but none felt like a deserving death for him. How dare he hit on my mate right here in my presence. Someone growled beside me and I glanced at Ryan to see his murderous glare on the other guy, hitting on Faye. His rage was rolling off him in waves and he was slowly shifting without even knowing it."Get a grip Ryan! You're shifting," I growled and he took in slow breaths, tearing his eyes away from them."Sorry, I don't know what came over me," he muttered under his breath, blowing out steam. I honestly cou
Ember's POVI grunted in annoyance, trying to pull my dress up but Faye slapped my hands away. “Ouch!” I winced in pain. “What was that for?”"What do you think you're doing? Are you trying to ruin the dress?" Faye asked, glaring at me and I glared right back at her. "Why does your wardrobe involve, exposed cleavages, displayed thighs and daring dresses?""Because that's what's it means to make an impression, sweetheart. You don't always have to look so uptightly dressed. Once you step into a new place you've got to let everyone know that a hot bitch is in the room and she's loaded," Faye explained, grinning.I gave her a bored look, as she fixed her makeup for the millionth time in the car. "Seriously Faye. What's the use of any of this? It's not like you're planning to hook up with any of them.""It doesn't matter. What matters is that you leave a lasting expression," she replied, rounding up. I sighed, giving up. It was useless trying to reason with Faye. She tends to do whateve
Alec's POV I smirked devilishly, getting out of the car. It was exactly as I expected. The party was not just crazy but wild. Loud music blasting through the walls, reaching me at the park lot.If only they knew that this was the day they are doomed to die, they would play something more befitting for their funeral. I blew my hair out of my face, heading into the house.I frowned, suddenly coming to a pause when I felt a familiar presence behind me. "I thought I told you to stay out of this?" I grimaced, knowing who it was without turning back. "You did, Alec but I can't possibly do that, can I?" Ryan replied, coming to stand beside me. "Are you disobeying my orders now?" I arched my eyebrows at him, furious. "Of course not, Alpha," he replied, smiling but it felt like he was mocking me and it ticked me off. Why wouldn't he just take a simple order and leave this to me."I have a friend in the Howling moon pack and he offered me an invitation as well. I can't possibly turn his in
Ember's POVI smiled, staring out of the window. The sky is beautiful today. Is this a sign that something good is about to happen? I sighed, looking away. I really wish that was the case but gone were the days when the naive me always believed in things like that. Even if it were so, I'm simply unlucky.Arabella mumbled incoherent words, trying to grab my attention. I smiled, picking her up from her cradle."You're an exception, pumpkin. You're all the one good thing life has given me." I pinched her cheeks playfully and she giggled, holding on to my fingers."Quiet now love, let's not wake your brothers. You won't want to have to drag me with them, will you?""Bah-ha." I chuckled. It felt like she understood what I was saying even though she was just a baby. "So this is where you've been hiding?" A voice echoed from the shadows, startling me. "Faye?" I mumbled, frowning and she stepped out of the shadows, glaring at me. Arabella reached out to her excitedly and her eyes softened
Alec's POVI sat still in my chair lost in thoughts as Rome rambled on, giving me his reports but I could barely hear a word he was saying, not when my mind was totally occupied with thoughts of Ember.Never in a million years would I have expected Ember to suddenly kiss Tyler and I out of the blues in the presence of everyone. Although I was a little disappointed when I discovered that she only did it out of the influence of what she was drugged with. My eyes burnt in fury once I remembered that someone actually dared drug Ember with lecherous thoughts in mind. Too bad he died by her hands and not mine. He would have experienced worse things than death. Ember kissing Tyler and I was not the only shocking thing that blew our minds, finding out she actually killed different wolves from the Howling moon pack was more shocking. A smile crept on my face as a proud feeling washed over me.FLASHBACK Tyler and I sat still in the living room, the temperature dangerously low as we awaited t
Ember's POVMy face paled drastically as my memories came rushing in. The headache I felt initially was now non-existent and I could barely feel anything anymore. I was still trying to wrap my head around the fact that I actually killed someone, not just one person but more than 5 people all at once."Do you remember now?" Faye asked, releasing my hands and I chuckled nervously, stunning them all."That was simply an illusion right? I can't possibly have killed a lot of people like that on my own at my current strength, right? It has to be an illusion." I shook my head sideways, refusing to accept that it was real. The best explanation I could come up with was the fact that it was an illusion. "You should really stop undermining yourself, Ivy," Faye grinned, looking at me with a strange look in her eyes. But—""Don't even think of coming up with another crazy theory, Ivy Rose," Faye cut me short abruptly, taking me aback as she addressed me by my full name. I frowned, glaring at he