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 I stared at the ceiling emotionlessly, thinking about the option the Lycan Kings offered me. I either choose to stay for six months and they take care of every possible threat to me and the kids or I leave and while they still try to protect me, my safety isn't assured. Everything in me is telling me to stay, after all it's their fault that my life is being threatened. Another option to end all this is for me to reject them, they accept the rejection and we all go our separate ways but they are unwilling to accept that option. I frowned, recalling how scary they looked when I brought up the issue of rejection. If there's one thing I've come to realize it's that, they were never going to reject me and let me go so easily. Not only do they want six months to take care of all possible threats to the kids and I, they also want six months to prove themselves to me and make me acknowledge them but I doubt I ever will. As much as I hate to admit it, I feel drawn to them
Alec's POV I glowered in anger, seeing how Everest dragged our mate into the office without a single respect. I boiled in anger from where I sat, holding myself back from doing something rash because all I could think about was ripping Everest hand off the rest of his body for manhandling our mate without any care in the world but I was the Alpha and I needed to remain calm and stop Tyler from doing something harsh also. He looked like he was losing it already and Everest was a few minutes away from being dead. "What is going on here?" I asked, my deep baritone voice resonating around the room. "You won't believe what I saw, Alpha," Everest began, giving her a stink eye and she glared at him in return her eyes burning in fury. It made her hot and vicious. As much as I wanted to teach Everest a lesson for treating her badly and making her this furious, I also wanted to make her look at me with those same vicious eyes, burning with desire and longing for me. "What did you see
Ember's POVAs I walked back to my room the maids all came to a stand still, their heads bowed as I passed them. I frowned, totally irritated with what they were doing.No one moved a muscle or did anything until I walked past them and they all avoided looking me in the eyes.I didn't know what was more infuriating at the moment, the gown I was forced to wear or the maids and guards acting this way. I wish I could tell them to just stop it but recalling my previous encounter with my personal maid I doubt they would listen.They are all probably scared of getting punished like she was when I asked her to address me by my name. Now that I think of it, I don't remember her name.Was it Mabel, Maya, I shook my head in denial, none of the names sounding right. I took a final turn, stepping into my room."I'll just ask her when next I see her," I huffed in annoyance, unable to recall her name.Staring at myself in the mirror, I frowned seeing how different I looked. I suddenly miss my form
Ember's POVI looked around, unable to believe my eyes. This could not possibly be Faye's room.Mia probably got it all wrong.I moved around, looking around in amusement at how childish the room was. It felt like it was an actual child living inside. If I haven't seen Faye already, I would think she was a five year old kid from how the room was set up.There were children's toys everywhere, a train station set up in the room, some toy animals hanging from the ceiling and so many more crazy but amusing things. I couldn't list them all.If this room truly belongs to Faye then I could understand why she wouldn't want anyone to see this.It screams crazy!For a matured lady like her to still love and enjoy playing with things meant for kids, I could imagine how embarrassing that will look like when others find out.I wonder if Alec and Tyler knew about this but just chose to turn a blind eye to it. She might be able to keep this part of her away from the maids and guards but I doubt she
Ember's POV"Murderer!" They all yelled at me, calling me names and throwing things at me as they dragged me around.The pain, the shame, the torment, I could feel them all as tears rolled down my eyes in torrents."I didn't kill him. Please, believe me, I didn't kill him," I kept saying but no one was ready to listen to me. They were all convinced that I was the murderer, and whatever I said only aggravated them more.How could I possibly kill a man that loved me and treated me just like his daughter when I had no one. How can they believe I could possibly kill him?In the midst of the insults and shame, I saw Brandon and Emily standing aside, kissing, and giggling at whatever it is they found funny. I gritted my teeth in anger, remembering it all.It was all because of them!Everyone turned on me and my unborn babies because of them.They set me up!I gritted my teeth in anger, the betrayal I felt drowning the pain I felt from how I was being treated by the pack members. The pain co
Ember's POV"Are you sure you're okay, Ivy?" Everest eyed me suspiciously. I haven't been myself since Alec and Tyler left. I kept zoning out and thinking about how good it felt when they both kissed me. I never felt this good when Brandon kissed me.This all felt different and the thought of it alone drives me nuts.How could they spark up this much emotion in me all at once?"Ivy Rose?" Everest called, bringing me back to reality."I'm fine, Everest," I assured him, smiling tight-lipped."Liar," he muttered under his breath, not saying it out loud but I could hear him. How was I to tell him that Alec and Tyler were the sole reason I was this way? I couldn't possibly tell him all the inhumane things they did to my poor, innocent body.We stood outside the sparring grounds, just at the entrance. Faye was already on the sparring grounds warming up, the guards and servants gathered around and filled the seats to watch the fight, cheering loudly for her. But for some reason, it did nothi
Ember's POV "You know Ivy, you still have a chance to back out of the fight and save your pretty face, the horror you're about to put it through," Mia said, helping me dress up."I'm already as nervous as it is and the last thing I want is for you to give me more reasons to be scared, Mia," I replied, frowning. "If you're not going to encourage me I'd rather not hear you talk," I added. "I'm just watching out for you," she muttered under her breath, frowning and I remained silent, not saying anything. I knew better than anyone else that she was simply scared for me and I wouldn't blame her. Who wouldn't be scared at the knowledge of fighting a Lycan known as a demon. No matter how brave I'm trying to be, I still can't help but be equally scared. Mia was right, I still had the chance to back out now but it was not an option for me. “How about this; I add some laxative to Faye's meal. It would give you more chances of winning and coming out of the fight with a less battered face,"
Ember's POVI stood in front of the mirror, frowning. It's been two days since I took up the challenge to fight Faye and win but right now, I don’t feel so sure of winning anymore. One day of training with Everest and I was beginning to understand why I couldn't win against Faye. My chance of ever beating Everest in a fight right now is one out of ten but yet Faye did it effortlessly. How the heck was I to beat Faye if I can't even beat Everest in a fight? Even the guards that are considered weaklings to Faye were still stronger than me. I could take on a few guards and have a chance at winning after the little drilling I got from Everest but I was still nowhere close to beating Faye.With each hour that passes by, I grow cold feet and I can't seem to help it. Ever since Rome told me about Faye being the legendary Lycan that fights like a demon, I just can't help but feel like I made the biggest mistake of my life by ever choosing to pick a fight with Faye. The option of giving up
Ember's POV Mia's mutterings about how I was dead kept ringing in my head and although I wanted to act tough and not care, a part of me couldn't help but be worried that I might have gone ahead of myself. Taking Faye down in one trial might be an issue. The fact that I didn't know her fighting style was also an issue. Alec already gave me a hint of the others fighting style but not of Faye because she was not part of those taking part in my training. Mia also had no idea. The only thing that she actually knew was that Faye was a strong foe and so far she has bested all the guards. Only Alec, Tyler, Rome and Everest could actually beat her in a fight, others can't. So I decided to try out a little experiment. I picked a random guard to spar with me and the outcome was hideous. It left me with a beautiful black eye. Mia went from being scared for me to being amused by my new look. There's no doubt about this, if Mia is right and Faye is truly stronger than all the guards and y
Ember's POV "Ember!" Faye squealed loudly, bursting into my room. "Keep your voice down Faye," I glared at her, taking her by surprise. "You'll wake the kids up." She gaped at me in surprise, her eyes soon overshadowed by disappointment. "How is it that you're already awake this early?" She asked, frowning and I smiled, combing my hair out. "Well, I couldn't sleep for long so I woke up quite early," I lied through my teeth, smiling at my reflection in the mirror. Truth was that I spent the remaining hours of my night talking to Everest. Never for once would I have envisioned Everest and I, sitting down to have a decent conversation. Not only did I get to know Everest better he helped keep my attention away from my nightmares and there was this warmth that came with him. My stance of him being an asshole was begining to stand on a shaky ground not until he suggested me sneaking into Alec's room or Tyler's room and getting myself a good fuck because I was acting like an old
Ember's POVI smiled in satisfaction, staring out of the window enjoying the cool breeze of the night, the moon casting a soft glow on my face.I was happy and so was my wolf. For my wolf, she bubbled in excitement within me because she finally got to prove how strong willed she is to our mate. It was funny but well, what could I say?Not like I cared about any of that.For me, I'm happy that I have a chance of winning the deal, and getting Alec and Tyler to finally fulfill their own part of the bargain and allow me to train and work. Enough to get stronger and have my revenge.My heart clenched in pain as I thought about Brandon, smiling sadly as I stared into the moon.It wouldn't be long now, I'll make him pay for everything he did. Arabella cooed from her crib, muttering incoherent words and grabbing my attention."Arabella," I smiled, turning my attention to her to see her eyes widely awake."You should be asleep you little devil," I tickled her and she chortled, trying to move a
Ember's POV"It's starting!" Faye shrieked loudly, rushing to sit beside me on the bed as we began watching everything happening in the garden through our laptop.It was Faye's plan that we should place a camera in the garden to watch the whole thing since staying in the garden wouldn't be feasible. She also connected the camera to the screens she put up in the house for everyone to watch.Everest is very observant according to Faye and our presence in the garden won't go unnoticed by him which is why we had to leave. Although I still felt it would have been more fun to watch it all from the garden but well, I guess we'll just have to make do with this instead.After Faye dragged Everest to the garden and pushed him into the garden, locking him in with a banquet of flowers in his hands, he stood still for a while glaring at the door.The moment Faye joined me on the bed, the candles in the garden suddenly lit up, illuminating the path of the red carpet we had laid out for him with our
Ember's POVConvincing Alan to take a bold step and express his feelings to Everest took a lot of energy from me. Alan was sweet, charming and definitely Everest type of guy according to Faye when I introduced him to her.He was way better than Ryan who is simply a jackass.I still didn't understand why Everest didn't notice someone as charming as this. It is true when they say love is blind. It not only makes you blind to others around you, it makes you blind to the toxicity of the person you are with.My mind drifted to Brandon and he found a way to sneak back into my thoughts even though I've been trying so hard not to think about him.Never for once, did he show me a toxic side to him. Or was it just possible I was simply blind to it all?I sighed, drowning in my thoughts."Luna," Mia called, stepping into the garden with the guards I punished this afternoon, dressed in maid's clothing. I immediately snapped out of it, facing her."I brought them to help. I figured they would be