"Tell me, is it true?!"Ember asked."Y-yes, Ember I am really sorry."Diana said. She didn't know what to say to Ember to make things better. She knew that she had messed up, big time."Why? I loved you so much, I treated you like a sister."Ember cried. She didn't expect someone like Diana to do something like this to her."Ember, I am sorry. I let jealousy get the better of me."She said."Jealousy? So all these years you were pretending to be happy for me and Dean? Are you going to try and fuck with Axle too?"She asked."Ember, we were both drunk that night and I couldn't control myself because of the alcohol. I wanted to tell you what had happened but I couldn't, I have always liked Dean way before you guys started dating. I tried to be happy for you but I couldn't."She said, after saying those words Diana felt like a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders."You are so fake, I can't believe that I treated someone like you so nicely. I have been a fool for all these years, you
Ember woke up to the light striking her face, she looked at the watch on the nightstand and she saw that it was 11:11am, she dragged herself off the bed and she made her way into the bathroom to take a shower. After taking a shower she made her way into her closet and she took out a blue mini dress with thin straps and black high heels. Today was the day that Ember got to pick her wedding dress. Their wedding was going to be held in a month, she was yet to be told where the wedding would be held. She had received a call from her future mother-in-law and she told her that she would meet her at the boutique.After twenty minutes Sophie arrived. "Hey girl."Sophie entered the apartment and she gave Ember a tight hug. Normally Diana would be present but after what had happened nobody talks to her anymore. She tried to reach out to Ember but she just ignored her. Ember thought that it was best for them to stop being friends because what Diana had done was something that was unforgivable,
Ember sat in the dressing room waiting patiently for Bella who went to get her a few dresses to try on and pick the one that she likes if there is one that she likes.After a few minutes Bella walked in with three dresses in her hands and she hung them on the hangers. "These are the dresses that I am pretty sure will match the standards of the Bolton family, I have asked Karen to help you out while I try to find more dresses for you."She said, Ember nodded her head in response even though she was against the idea of being in the same room with Karen. A few minutes after Bella left the room Karen got it in with a smile on her face. "Hello there Embere."Karen said, smiling at Ember. Ember could feel that that was not a good smile and that Karen was probably up to no good."Hello Karen."Ember said, smiling back at her."You know I wanted to apologise for what I said earlier and for not being nice to you on our first meeting. I hope that you can forgive me."She said looking at Ember. Emb
"Elias can I ask you something?"Payton asked, looking at Elias as they both got into the limo. Karen went back to her home a little earlier because of some 'business' she needed to attend to."Of course you can."He said."Do you like Ember?"She asked. Elias looked at her in shock. He was not expecting a question like that, especially coming from his own mother's mouth. "What do you mean? She's my little brother's fiancé."He said, shaking his head. "Elias, you are not answering my question. Do you like Ember or do you not like her?"She asked again. She had seen the way Elias looked and talked to Ember. He was flirting with her in an unnoticeable way but Payton being Payton could see through his actions and his words. "Mother, are you serious? Well to answer your question I do like her…but not like like her I do like her as a sister, now does that answer your question?"He asked. He did not look at his mother when talking which only made her more convinced that he was lying to her."E
Ember sat down in front of the mirror looking at her reflection that looked different from the other days she had looked at herself because today was the day that would change her life for good, today was the day that she finally gets married to Axle a man that she is still trying to figure out whether she loves him like she says she does or not, a man that could make her life better or worse so she just had to be ready for anything.She even knew that marrying him would make a lot of women hate her for life, especially Karen who never liked her even on their first meeting, so Karen was probably going to do anything to make her life as miserable as she probably can."Hey girl are you ready?"Sophie asked, walking into the room. She was wearing a long sequin swing sleeveless dress with a deep v-neck neck and yellow stiletto heels that she had bought for this occasion."I don't know, but I am super nervous. Is my family here yet?"She asked. She just hoped that her dad was at least here b
Morning Mrs Bolton."Axle said in his sleepy voice. He looked at Ember as she slowly opened her eyes. "Morning. How long have you been staring at me?"She asked."I don't know, maybe longer than half an hour."He said. He looked at the clock that was on the nightstand and he noticed that it was 7:35am. "You are late."He said."Late?"She asked. "Well according to the rules which I am sure you weren't told, the women of this family are expected to be downstairs at 7am sharp."Je said."What? And you are only telling me this now? You know your dad doesn't like me one bit, you could have at least told me this."She said sitting up from the fastly. She was starting to panic, it was her first day at the house as a daughter-in-law and the last thing that she wanted was to make a bad impression of herself. "Sorry, my mom is the one who was supposed to tell you, not me."He said. "Forget about it, let's go take a shower so that we can join everyone for breakfast."He said. He got up from the bed a
Have a seat."John said pointing at the chair that was in front of his study table as he sat on the chair that was behind his study table."Well first of all how are you?"He asked."I am doing well, I guess. I am just trying to adjust to my new life."She said with a nervous smile on her face. "That's good to hear. I am glad that you are not feeling uncomfortable whatsoever. I called you here because there is something important that I need to talk to you about." He said."What is it?""From my perspective you don't look like someone who can survive the life that you just stepped in."He said."What do you mean?"She asked."You are not strong enough, even though I allowed my son to go on with this marriage doesn't mean that I am happy with it. I only allowed the two of you to get married so that my son won't marry Karen. Here take this."He said taking out a few papers that were stapled together from his drawer."What is this?"She asked."It's a contract. I will only let you be married to
"Dean, someone's at the door!" Diana said. "Alright I'll go and check."He said as he walked down the stairs and he made his way to the front door where the doorbell was being rang violently. "Don't you know how to ring a doorbell properly?"He asked as he opened the door. He thought that it was one of those teenagers who rang the bell and then ran away after he opened the door, but it was not them, it was Karen."Sorry, my name is Karen by the way I am looking for Dean Evans, is he here?"She asked."Yeah that's me, how may I help you?"He asked, leaning on the doorway."It is something regarding Ember and Axle, but I think that it is better if we sit down first."She said."Sorry lady but I don't know you, so please leave."He said. He had tried to get Ember back but it did not work out, so he had just given up and now his focus was only on Diana and his unborn baby."What if I told you that Axle married Ember for a reason and not love and I know that reason. Ember doesn't know that, she
Ember continued to stay in Axle's house until she completely healed. She didn't want to but she didn't want to leave Jaden, she had left him before, she couldn't leave again because being away from him hurt too much. Both her and Axle agreed that they would live in the same house for Jaden's sake. They pretended to be happy in front of Jaden but treated each other like complete strangers when Jaden was not around. Ember was yet to visit her mom's house because the media was all over waiting to throw questions at her. She wanted to wait for them to give up on wanting to interview her so she could go back to living life peacefully, away from Axle. Because that is what she wanted, but it wasn't going to be easy considering that Jaden was in the picture, and she couldn't leave him with Axle or take him away from Axle. Jaden loved them both, and she didn't want to take what he loved away from him. She loved him too much to hurt his little heart. ● ●Ember woke up early, and she got Ja
Ember closed her eyes as soon as she heard the gunshot. She waited to feel the bullet entering her body but she felt nothing, just a scream from Karen. She opened her eyes and she saw someone wearing a black hoodie in front of her. It was a man, she didn't recognise him until he fell down on the floor, her heart stopped as soon as she saw him, it was Royal. He got shot instead of her. The bullet went through his forehead. "No! No, no, no." She tried to move closer to him but Axle's grip around her was strong, he didn't allow her to move closer to him. "Axle, let go!" She tried, but her body was too weak.While Ember was trying to break free from Axle's hold and his attention was no longer on her, she pointed the gun in Ember's direction and she shot her, right on her chest and she ran away. Axle took out his phone and he called his men. They got to where he was after a few minutes, Ember was still breathing, but Royal was already dead. They took Ember and they sent her to a hospital,
"Ember!" She heard the voice again, probably for the third time. It sounded distant and it was like she was dreaming, but it got louder and more real. She slowly opened her eyes, and she saw a figure standing right above her. As soon as she was able to see clearer she saw who it was, it was Axle and she could see the look of panick in his eyes. "Axle?" Her throat was dry and her tongue felt heavy."Thank god you are okay. We don't have much time." He said, untying her and he picked her up from the metal bed. She was still trying to krocess what was happening, when he walked out of the room with her in his arms. Her body still felt heavy so the drug was still affecting her. "What's going on?" She manged to ask."I'll explain later. We just gotta get out of here before the security system comes back online again. Royal, is waiting outside with a van and he's watching the hallways for us." He said. She nodded her head. She felt tired so she decided to relax in his body, while he ran ou
After getting her dress, Ember drove to a pastry shop to get something sweet to eat and some for Royal."That'll be two fifty." The pastry shop owner said. Ember nodded her head and she took out a cash of two fifty bucks from her purse and she handed it to the shop owner. "Thank you, have a nice day.""You too," Ember said. She took her box of pastries and she walked out of the shop towards her car. Before she could unlock her car, she felt someone tap her on her shoulder, she turned around and saw an old lady, who looked like she was in her late 70s or early 80s."Excuse me dear, can you help me out please?" The old lady asked."Yes, of course. What do you need help with?" She asked."I lost my ring in the alley and I can't find it. Can you help me look for it? It was my husband's ring, it's the only thing that I have left of him." She asked."Sure, okay. Lead the way." Ember put her car keys in her pocket and she followed the lady. She didn't fully trust the lady so to be safe, she s
"Why did you open the windows so early in the morning and in such weather?" Ember asked, pulling the blanket over her head. It was -5°C outside so it was too cold for her liking."Early? Honey, it's almost noon." Royal said with a slight chuckle."But it's still fucking cold, close the damn windows. Do you want me to die because of the cold?" She asked."So what do you plan on doing? Sleeping for the whole day? You have to try on the dresses today to find the perfect one to wear at Karen's party tomorrow night." He said. Ember pulled the blanket off her head, she quickly sat up on the bed."Why didn't you tell me?" She asked, getting off the bed quickly and she ran to the bathroom, Royal followed behind her."You knew.""Yes, but I forgot. You should have reminded me, you know that I have to find the perfect dress and I need time for that, I still have to pick the jewelry too." She took out her toothbrush from the bathroom cabinet."That's exactly what I did, I just reminded you." He
"What do you mean he's gone?" Axle asked. Karen had told Axle about Jaden going missing after a few hours of searching for him and not finding him."He's gone. He's been kidnapped." She said, running her hands through her hair."By who?""It was that woman, Jennifer or whatever her name is." Axle groaned. Karen knew that he probably thought that she was crazy for thinking that."Seriously? Karen, we've talked about this multiple times, that woman is not Ember, Ember is dead, we both know that. So please stop with this madness and focus on finding Jaden, I'll send out people to search for him. I can't believe that he disappeared under your care." Before Karen could say something he ended the call."Fuck!" Karen screamed. There was one place that she was yet to look at and was the Royal's mansion. She had to try her luck, if Jaden was with them then it could prove her suspicion that Jennifer is Ember and she will finally find a way to get rid of her for good, this time with no mistakes.
Three months had passed since her encounter with Jaden. She tried everything she could to get that moment out of her head. She overworked herself, worked out for long hours, went out and many other things, but nothing seemed to work. She was hurt, she was sad and angry as well. She was angry at Karen for taking her life from her, she was angry at Axle for not trusting her, for letting Karen take away everything that she loved and valued so much. But most importantly she was angry at herself.She allowed herself to love a man that didn't stand by her side at the end and fight for their love. But she knew deep down that blaming herself wasn't going to solve her problems, so the best thing to do was to just keep fighting for what she loved and wanted, and that was Jaden and to get revenge. Today was a Saturday so she had nothing to do. She took her iPad and she checked her schedule for the week. It was mostly empty except for Friday. It was Karen's birthday and she and Royal were invit
"Babe, are you done yet?" Royal asked, checking his watch. He has been waiting for almost an hour. Royal wasn't good at waiting at all, patience was something that he didn't have. It was 1 pm in the afternoon and they were supposed to have left thirty minutes ago, but since Ember takes forever to get ready (according to Royal) they couldn't go early. He still didn't understand why women took so much time to get ready."Just a moment!" She said. This was the third time that she was saying that. He hoped that it was just a moment instead of forever. It was hard for him to get used to it, no matter how hard he tried.After about five minutes, Ember walked down the stairs. She was wearing blue jean shorts, a pink thin strapped T-shirt, and blue sandals. She was tied into a tight and curly ponytail. "I am ready." She said. He had to admit, she looked great, even in simple clothing."You know with that much time that you took I thought that you were putting on makeup or something." He said
"Thank you for your time, I'll be in touch with you."Ember said, standing up from her chair. She shook hands with them and she walked out of the restaurant. Karen sat back down on her chair and she buried her head in her hands. She still refused to believe that the woman who had just left was Jennifer and not Ember. Since Ember's body was never found, it was hard to believe anything at the moment. She felt Axle's hands on her shoulders, she lifted her head, to look at him. She didn't realise that she was crying until he wiped her tears with his thumbs. "We should go." He said. She nodded her head and she stood up from the chair and they both walked out of the restaurant. She knew now that she had to find out the truth no matter what. She had worked so hard to get what she had now and she was not going to let anyone or anything take it all away from her no matter what. If this Jennifer became a threat to her, she would get rid of her, but first she had to keep an eye on her and monit