When I moved my hand to rest my arm on the center console, Ember flinched away, and I sighed in irritation before turning the music up to keep Alec from talking. It worked, but the tension in the car had gotten thicker until we reached town. As soon as I pulled into the driveway, everyone started u
EMBERAlec and Cole stomped ahead of me and Thea toward town, and I hated that they were so angry with Dex.I had wanted to know that I had friends here, but seeing them now choosing to side against him made me feel guilty. They were family, and what he decided to do or not do in our relationship wo
Thea ran off, and within a minute or two, she had another woman with her who owned a small boutique she was willing to open after hours just for us.I followed them, trying only one outfit after the woman quickly measured me and took it off the rack. Still, it was perfect. The black lace corset was
"Alpha," I responded, and I knew if I looked between us that he would be hard and ready by the way his beast was coming forward, the green of his eyes swirling with black."You're playing a dangerous game," He warned, his grip on my hips tightening to pull me forward until he could reach my bare ass
EMBER"We need to talk about this," Dex said as the bedroom door slammed against the wall behind it. I let out a breath of relief that he hadn't chosen her.It had been at least ten minutes since I had entered our room, and I had given up hope that he would choose me, so I had started to get ready f
"No one could have seen me. I had stayed covered until I entered the kitchen." I said, pulling on the tie around my robe and watching his eyes flash excitedly. "Besides Caroline, anyway. But I don't think she minded. She couldn't look away. I think she might have liked what she saw. Do you?""Do I?
My nose stung, the precursor to the inevitable tears lining my eyelids, and I blinked rapidly to clear them before he saw. Yet, he did anyway and cupped the side of my face, tilting my head back to look at him."Little Fairy, I am so sorry I hurt you. It wasn't in public, so I didn't think-" Dex sta
DEX I wasn't the one who cursed us, and I had never intentionally done anything that would jeopardize or harm my people. Yet, as I walked through town the next morning, on my way to check on our patrols on the border, I felt like I was the devil. My pack kept staring at me in disgust. They may ha