"The truth. I don't keep things from my people when it comes to war, and the war is all they need to know about." He said, sending me a pointed stare that I knew meant to keep my mouth shut about our relationship. Dex walked us to the third floor, just past his office to a large conference room. I
DEX The air felt lighter as I headed to our room for the night. Knowing that Ember was in there, getting ready for bed, made me feel at peace. The pack had taken the news of what transpired surprisingly well, and I was pleased with how they reacted to learning that Ember had helped. Besides a sele
"You can sleep in the bed. It's big enough. I bet you won't even notice me in it." Ember said as she walked past me to get to her side of the mattress. Her head was down, but I could still see the faint pink tint on her cheeks. Oh, I doubted that very much. "Alright," I agreed, and she glanced up
DEX ~~~ I sat back in my office chair, watching as Ember strode toward me in her heels. Her bright red hair was down in the wild curls I loved to pull on, and I followed her hand up to her collar as she brushed it over her shoulder. Her hazel eyes seemed to shine so bright that the world around h
It felt so fucking good, and while I knew I should stop myself, I didn't want to. Ember was the one running the show. I was just her toy. "Ember?" I groaned, hoping she was awake and aware of what she was doing, but she just moaned softly again. Ember's hips pushed back in a rhythmic movement, tea
EMBER"You don't look happy. Did brother dearest already piss you off?" Alec said as he jogged up to my side, joining me on my walk.It had been several days since Dex and I had crossed the line, and I wasn't sure how to or if we could go back to how things were before.He had gone back to sleeping
He seemed to either sense my anger or was just tired of me standing there while he was trying to work because Dex sighed and leaned back in his chair as he looked up at me. He lifted one eyebrow in question as I pursed my lips at him."Good morning, Ember," Dex said, and as I tapped my foot with irr
EMBER I returned to our bedroom to see if I had any other shoes that would go with my dress. When I came up short, I cursed myself for not buying more clothes when I went out with Thea. Things were still tense between us. She was suspicious of Dex and my relationship, which was understandable sin