Chapter 40

"Axle, are you sure about this?"Ember asked as they walked into the room. Axle was more than ready to leave.

"Yes. Ember I can't stand it when you are being treated like that. I just want you to be happy."He said, resting his hands on Ember's cheeks, he looked deep into her eyes. His eyes were full of life bow and his body was warm like a normal person's body.

"But Axle I don't want to be the one to cause this separation of you from your family. I already have more than enough enemies, I don't want to add more."She said.

"Don't worry about that, you'll be safe as long as you are with me. I just want us to be together, Ember. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, I love you. I don't want you to love here anymore. We need to be alone." He said. This was the first time that he had told her that he loved her truthfully. At first it was a lie but now it wasn't and Ember knew that too.

"Axle, I don't know about this. I do want to.leave, but not like this. Your mother probably hates