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The Ember In The Dark Ch. 74
I looked at Dex's outstretched arm unsure if I should take it or not. As I stared at it, I heard Toni's laughter. Anger rose in me. Why was he laughing if he's with her? I searched for them, seeing Toni smiling in a group of fairies with the Queen clinging to his arm for dear life. She was smiling up at him and my chest tightened with jealousy. Toni did something at that moment that had my blood boiling. He tucked a loose strand that had fallen out of her bun, back into place. What the actual fuck? Filled with a new found rage, I grabbed Dex's arm and followed him out. We passed by the group that Toni and the Queen were in and I heard Toni's low growl. I grinned, feeling a little triumphant. That feeling quickly faded as I saw Dex's face. "I'm not a plaything to make Toni jealous, Ember. If you want to spend time with me, then I'm all for it. If you just took my arm because you want to get back at Toni then find someone else." He deadpanned. Well damn. My face fell, feeling a little
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"Enough with the questions now. Let's have a little fun, Toni. It's been a while since I've had a hybrid." Queen Nina closed the space between her and Toni. I watched as they shared a long kiss. I kept hoping Toni would push her away and call her insane, but he never did. Instead his hands started roaming her body. He grabbed her ass and I watched as her tongue entered her mouth. Never in my wildest dream did I think that Toni would cheat on me. I felt the pain start in my stomach. The pain of my mate cheating on me. I clutched my stomach silently. I wanted to move. I wanted to get away from here, but the pain was too much. Will I have to watch, hurting my heart more as the pain in my stomach only intensifies?"Found you." Dex whispered into my ear as he picked me up gently and silently. "Let's get away from here." He carried me out of the maze. My sobs were coming out heavy and hard now. The pressure in my chest was killing me, but the pain in my stomach was the worst. I'd never f
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Toni's P.O.V."How'd we get here?" I looked at Nina, confused by the large wall like bushes around us. Were we in a maze?"I needed some privacy so I took you here. Are you feeling alright dear?" She asked, patting me on my cheek. I backed a bit, not liking her touch on my face. "Yeah, can I go now? I need to find Ember." She gave me this wicked smile that curled my stomach. This woman was dangerous. "You're free to go now. Thank you for tonight, Toni. You don't know what you've done for me tonight." She gave me a wicked grin. I couldn't place it, but it felt like there was a hidden message in those words. "I'd rather not do it again. My place is next to Ember." She smirked at me. "I wonder if she feels the same way?" She shooed me away with that and I gladly left. I searched the garden for Ember, but couldn't see her. It felt like the crowd had died down now, but that's pretty quick for a party. Nina had just dragged me away from Ember, how could the party be ending right when i
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Dex's P.O.V.I watched as Ember fell to her knees. Her tears were dripping rapidly down from her cheeks, hitting the floor beneath her. My heart was shattering for her. How could Toni do this to her? He is so possessive and protective of her. How could he just cheat on her like that? How could he throw Ember to the side? If she were mine, I could never cheat on her. She's too damn perfect. She's an angel sent from above. Yet here she sits broken by that piece of shit Toni. God I could just kill him for causing her this much pain. "Do you want me to take the pain away?" I crouched down in front of her. I could at least do that for her. Surprisingly, she shook her head no."I need to remember this pain so I don't ever go back to him." She explained through her sobs. She was being strong, but it was breaking me. I picked her up and sat her beside me on the bed. I wrapped the comforter around her, not wanting her to catch a cold in a damp towel. I took her towel off under the comforter
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Ember's P.O.V.Once I knew Toni and Dex were gone I turned my wrath back to Nina. She controlled Toni into sleeping with her. She had me believing that he cheated just to play with us. To keep this tension building between Dex and us. She did this to entertain herself. My body felt on fire with rage. I have never felt such anger before. "You're going to give me what I came for now and then we are leaving." I growled at her. "That's not the deal." She smirked at me. "Too fucking bad. It is now." I snapped. "That's not how this works." She was so sure she held all the power here. If she only knew how wrong she was. I entered her mind. I will beat her to a pulp here. I don't need to start a war by giving her subordinates evidence that I hurt their queen. Her mind was dark, a black void with a small girl in the center. She had white hair and golden eyes. She was small and crying. This was not what I expected. "Hello?" I called the small girl. She turned frightened. "Who are you?"
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I opened the bedroom to find Toni right behind it. Dex was sulking on the couch. He seemed depressed and it tugged at my heart to see him that way. Before I could ask him what was wrong, Toni pulled me into his arm. I froze for just a moment before letting myself relax into his hold. He wasn't in control when he slept with Nina. He didn't even know about it. No wonder he was so confused about it last night. It wasn't an act, he really didn't know. I would be a hypocrite if I can't forgive him after what's happened with Dex and I. "Well, do we need to flee? Did you start a war?" Dex mused from the couch. I pulled back from Toni's embrace. I met Dex's sad eyes with a sad smile. He had helped me last night. He had seen me in the worst pain of my life and I know it affected him. I feel a tightness in my chest when I think about it now. "No war. She's still alive, and I got this." I held both glass bottles up. "Turns out she was being inhibited by a low level demon. I was going to kick
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We finally made it back to the kingdom. I was going to send Dex home, but he was looking around the kingdom with such curiosity. I couldn't send him back when I saw his amazement. It was really adorable, like a child. "Come on, we need to give these to my mom." I held up the siren song and the queen's fairy dust. "Let's not mention the aftermath of the siren song, okay?" I didn't feel like getting in trouble. I also didn't feel like getting an hour-long lecture. I didn't want mom trying to come up with fixes either or having to worry any more than she already has to. "Why? She might be able to find a way to remove the siren mark." Toni seemed upset that I didn't want to tell her. "She doesn't need to worry about that right now. I'll tell her after we get Ash back." I cupped his face in my hand, comfortingly. I didn't want him to think that I was choosing to keep the mark. I could see from the corner of my eye that Dex's head fell slightly. Was he sad? I'll get rid of the mark as
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The fairy dust had me feeling odd for the past hour. I had put some magic in it, like mom said. I had Toni blow some on me and then I blew some on him. I figure we would both need it. Nothing had seemed to happen though. My skin has just felt odd and prickly since. I am not sure what I was expecting to happen, but I guess I just assumed everything would be fine. Nothing feels different though. My heart still hurts, it still feels betrayed. Can fairy dust not fix this? "Anything?" Toni asked again. He's desperate for this to work too. I shook my head, causing him to sigh and hang his head. "I'm so sorry, Ember." He was hurting just like me. He doesn't even remember any of it, but he knows it hurt me. He knows that I am having a hard time letting it go, and it's killing him. I wish I could convince my heart to forgive and forget it all. It really wasn't his fault. "I'm sorry too. I know it wasn't you. I know you were being controlled. It just hurt so much." I let out a long breath.
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