Please Your Cause, If You Can

Ember's POV

I was overwhelmed with an aching hole in my heart. My heart twisted like shards of glass were wedged in it, twisting and turning inside of me. My heart was a mixture of volatile anger and hurt. Each emotion floods my heart larger than the former. It was as though I had lost something in my life.

I picked up myself slowly from the ground and walked back into the house. I didn't wait for a verbal attack. One thing was evident. I was not recognized to be someone important anymore and it hurt. I mean, it hurt to my very core.

This meant that I had to fight for myself. I didn't have anyone on my side. Tears streamed down my eyes as I proceeded into my room. I could take a lot of things except being abandoned and neglected.

A deep sigh escaped my lips immediately as I finally arrived in my room. I wiped my eyes dry as I sat on my bed. I had to think of a life different from being with Xander all the time.

I sent for a maid to get me some pain relief medications. I could have gone to the hospital but I couldn't stand seeing Roland and Xander doting over Ellie.

The day stretched into the night and I was left awash with the feeling of loneliness and anger coursing through my veins. I cried until my tear glands stopped leaking.

I heard the front door open, and I rose. My leg was still aching badly because I refused to go to the hospital. It was only a maid, Estelle, who helped in massaging my ankle but was unable to pop the bone back into position.

I dragged myself towards the door. It was hard because I was walking on a sore foot, but my resolve was stronger. I opened the door gently and walked out of the room.

I saw Xander climbing the staircase with Ellie in his arms and my countenance changed. "You're back from the hospital." I stated.

He halted, shot me a brief glance before making his way upstairs, ignoring me and I sucked in a breath. "Oh, so you are just going to pretend that you didn't hear me talk?"

I heard Ellie whisper into his ears and I felt like slapping the bitch. "Not tonight, Ember." He snapped.

I took another look at him. "Then when? After you go with her and forget that you have a mate? Is it then? if it is well, I'm sorry I can't deal with that. Lets have this conversation now."

Ellie hissed in his arms and leveled me with a piercing stare and I sneered back at her. She had no right to come in between Xabder and I. "You should at least be sorry for your actions. But judging from your tone, I can see that you don't feel remorseful one bit."

That's it! I'm going to put this tramp in her place. Forgetting my ankle situation, I moved right in front of her but heard a limiting pop. I think the bone shifted again. Shit!

Ellie stared at me with a victorious smirk on her lips and I fumed. I had various thoughts on how to break her face and replace that victorious look with pain. She deserved to be punished.

"Easy there. We don't want you dying just to prove a point."

My gaze flew to her enabler; Xander. He stood there with his head slightly bowed saying absolutely nothing and I was mad at him. "You can hear what she's saying right?" I replied.

"You asked for it. I told you, not now. But what did you do? Went ahead to continue talking, you ask for whatever you're receiving."

My ears tingled at the words and I was totally gobsmacked. I didn't know where I got it all wrong because it was very annoying that he would utter such words to me. This was the man who promised to be my ride or die. He was the one who suggested that we made promises to each other under the cedar tree yet he was talking trash about me, allowing that low life girl speak to me however she pleased.

I nodded slowly and grinned at them. "Good, I can see that she has bewitched you with that baby in her womb. How are you even sure it's yours?" I fired back at him, not wanting to go down without a fight.

"Well, it's better that she's carrying my baby..." He shrugged, the insult hung in the air and Ellie snickered, while pretending to cough into her hand. The hell, she had the guts to make a mockery of me.

"Are you kidding me right now? You would shame me for my seeming barrenness?" I inquired and he went quiet.

"It's actually evident. You've been with him for what?" She placed a finger under her chin in mock forgetfulness. All of a sudden she gasped dramatically, "Yes, I got it! Many years ago, yet there's no fruit." She giggled.

This was supposed to be Xander's cue to tell her to shut up. Guess who was looking morose, yes you are right; Xander.

"So, you'd watch your side chick insult me all in the name of being sick?" I scoffed, folding my arms across my chest.

"Well, technically, you were the one who started it. In reality, I should be the one acting the way you're doing. What if she didn't scream for help when she did? What if she hadn't been discovered instantly. You would have killed her!" He snapped, growling alongside.

My mouth fell open again and I shook my head at his baseless accusation.

"First you call me barren, now you call me a murderer. Such a rich vocabulary you have there, what else do you think of me? Hit me." I urged and he sighed.

"You know what? All of this back and forth argument is honestly not for me because it is stressing me out. The council of elders will be arriving tomorrow, you can plead your cause. Till then, have a good night's rest."

"If you can!" Ellie added.