Kade lifted it to his lips, and Dex growled in warning. "You have a lot of people excited to meet you and dance with you tonight. May I have the first dance?" Kade turned to the side, gesturing for me to join him, but my hand tightened around Dex's. "I think that one is reserved for me," Dex said.
EMBER Dex's eyes darkened, and the butterflies in my stomach settled as my body began to warm. My hips were pressed to his as we swayed back and forth, and I felt his fingers spread on my lower back as he pressed me against him. "Ember," He growled, the tip of his nose brushing against mine. Unabl
Yet, her response still surprised me. "It's been a long time since we had a refugee cross the border." "I am not a refugee. I am here with my mate." "But you're not marked." "Why does everyone keep bringing that up? It's no one's business." I insisted, tempted to throw it in her face that she was
DEX Ember crashed into me, her face in my chest and her heart hammering away. The sound of her panicked breathing and the feeling of her body shaking against mine had my beast coming forward, and had she not been in my arms, I would have shifted and torn them to pieces. Our guards surrounded us, a
"The evening, Ms. Rose, dance and eat. Get to know your people. They are eager to get to know you." Queen Willow said before snapping her fingers in Kade's direction. He immediately perked up and dipped his head to the queen before closing the several feet between us and holding his hand out for Em
DEX Ember had been furious when she returned to our room. I heard her giggling and talking with Kade, and she made a point of opening the door just in time for me to see him bend down and kiss her hand. I didn't give her the chance to yell at me for leaving her at the ball with him. I still hadn't
"Alpha Emerson," Queen Willow said, sounding surprised. "I see you took our conversation to heart last night." I swallowed my bite before nodding once, "Yes, Your Majesty. I take this matter very seriously and understand that my defensiveness over my mate was uncalled for. I trust her, and as we ar
EMBER There were so many questions that we needed answers to, but Queen Willow excused herself before we could ask them. I turned to Kade, forcing a fake smile at him. It had been hard to stay civil after the bullshit he pulled last night, but I was determined to keep him on my side so we could ge