Chapter 38 : Ambush

*Ember*

I settled myself at my little study nook in the library and stared at the spines of the books Seraphina lent me. Later in the afternoon, Zephyr and Thorne agreed to continue training with me. As promised they hadn't gone easy on me, except for the fact that they knew I was pregnant and didn't want to accidentally harm the baby.

Thorne took me to the side after training explaining to me that someone who truly wanted to do me or Kieran and my child harm would stop at nothing to hurt us.

Deep down I knew he was right, and I blinked back tears thinking about how just a few hours ago I had said goodbye to Kieran. It had been hard watching him leave, and he had shocked me by kissing me passionately in front of Thorne and Zephyr. Even during training, there was a bit of banter back and forth from them asking me questions about when things had gotten so serious with Kieran. I myself had been at a loss for words and stumbled, explaining that I had just found out about Kieran's tr