Talk of the devil, I thought and I simply rolled my eyes. But the fact that he couldn’t he even not pick up the phone and engage her, was confirming what I was trying to say, “Isn’t this another one of your ploys for attention?” He drawled, and whatever she said to him after that had him widening h
EMBER's POV EMBER's POV A part of me had expected him to pick up his phone and call me after that last voicemail, but nothing. Absolutely nothing. All I wanted, was to divorce Paris and be free of him, but why was it proving to be the most difficult thing ever? Odd, how there was a time that the
"I am fine, all thanks to you though. Thank you for saving me." he reached out and wiped at the blood trickling down my temple, and the feel of his hand on my skin left a burn. "I believe anyone would do the same." but I shook my head. I wasn't so sure. "I don't know about that. But I'm thankful y
"Oh damn," I said and swiped at the first droplet of rain that fell on my cheek. I supposed that signaled the end of my reminiscing. I got up and started my walk back home. Obviously, every possibility of ending my marriage with Paris had come to an end. However, the rain picked up and I found myse
"I knew it. I always knew that you were with Paris because of the things you longed to possess." "you knew nothing. Absolutely nothing, otherwise you would know that well capable of living without the things I could get from the divorce. The fact I brought it up now is simply to shut you up since y
Ember's Pov Remember I said that Lara was impossible? Well, you can simply add insufferable to the mix, because even after kicking them out, both of them still had a whole lot to say, and didn't have a lot of trouble with letting me hear them. I might have gone out to shut them up, but I was somew
"I come and I go. But I mainly work at the other house." I nodded slowly in understanding, "So you're misinformed." I said and stepped forward, "Paris and I own this house." I said clearly, so everyone could hear me, "Paris and I may no longer be together, but are yet to be legally divorced. Howeve
EMBER's POV "Ember? Ember. Ember wake up. " I heard the voice from deep within me but found it hard to respond to it, even if I was struggling to. "Ember?" the voice called out again, and I forced myself to open my eyes. "there you are." the voice said and the owner's face came into view. "Willi
EMBER'S POV"there you are," Axel announced when he found me still on my hair, contemplating my life,"You were looking for me?""yeah. I said I'd come to watch you guys train. I stepped outside, but found the training ground empty, and wondered where you all went.""Well, we were there." I told hi
"good. Now come at me again, and this time around, use the element of surprise. I suppose we can make this lesson four."By noon, my body was different kinds of sore, and achy, and this time around, when Jean stretched out his hand toward me to help me up, I refused to take it, lest he make us go an
EMBER'S POV"Well now," I said and struggled against his hold."you're going to have to do better than that if you want to be free of me, Baby girl.""No fair, you had not even announced the beginning of the lesson." I wailed,"The same way that bear isn't always going to announce its attack. I'm s
And then I remembered and I groaned,“I forgot.” I sighed and rubbed at my eyes, before trying to sit up, “You can tell him to wait for me, I should be down soon.”I said and caught him looking at me uncertainly and I laughed,“You don’t believe that I’m up for real?”“I don’t believe you won’t go r
EMBER’s POV“They want you to wrestle a bear?” Jean asked looking just as shocked as I had felt when I heard the news and I nodded soberly,“They say it’s the only way for me to prove myself as being strong and worthy,” I said and took my seat on Jean’s couch.I had come to tell him what had befalle
EMBER's POV"wrestle a bear?" I asked in utter confusion, as I looked from my father to my brother and back to my father again, hoping one of them would tell me that it was all a joke. But they stayed looking so sober that I knew that this wasn't a joke of any sort.But they stayed, looking sober, a
EMBER's POV"He has refused a countless number of times we've shoved it up his face. What makes you think this time will be any different?" William asked, looking at me like he didn't think I was sure I knew what I was talking about.But I was sure. I mean, I had heard him correctly. And even now, I
"maybe. How are you? Were you able to get some work done today? All of that?" I asked, and he tilted his head, smiling at me,"So you want company?" he asked, his French accent going sultry, and I suddenly felt very warm. This wasn't what I had been aiming for, but I liked it very much."That would
Ember's Pov There comes a time in everyone's life when they decide that they've had enough of all of the crises they've had to deal with in life. And after that, they simply need a break.I didn't know how to get my break, but Paris had offered me one. The words he said to me when he saved me had c