“Don’t play dumb.” Christina said with spite, “being a social climber is all you are good at. My family is way too good for you, it’s why you craved being a part of it.” “But here I am, so happy and glad to be away from it.” I said with a bright smile and she sneered. “I’m pretty sure the other em
EMBER's POV "Em, are you okay?" William asked, tugging at my hand, and I turned to look at him, "I'm fine. I just saw some ghosts, that's all." I said and turned to look at Paris and Kate for Emphasis. "Oh. Them." he said, and frowned, then shook his head, "seeing them was somewhat inevitable I s
Grandfather raised uninterested eyes at the flattering woman, and nodded once, "thank you, Kate, that's very sweet of you," he said with a tone that said otherwise, and I fought my smile when Kate looked confused that her pretenses weren't applauded. At least one member of this family was able to
EMBER's POV I didn't respond to his question immediately but looked down at the document in front of me. Every pain I've felt this past couple of years, I've only felt because of my love for Paris. I know within the heart of my heart, that love never had to be so hard, and I slowly nodded, "Yes,
"It's in your eyes. So tell me." "It's too much. I want to report the Sebastian bloke for how he just treated us. I don’t know how much it'll do, but I want to try." William nodded, "I know the guy and demand an audience with him, worse come to worse." "That's exactly what I want." "Give me a
EMBER's POV "I already have a couple of things going in my head, as to how I want to deal with him. You say you have an inkling as to who did this?" "An inkling is one way to put it. It's an employee at the restaurant William and I ate at yesterday. He heard me talk about Paris moving on with Kate
"so, are you then saying Ember could actually be a gold digger?" Kate mulled it over, and shrugged, before adding, "Anything is possible. People aren’t always what they seem on the surface. I’m not saying she is, I’m also not saying that she isn’t.” She said and shrugged again, “That car doesn't lo
EMBER'S POV "It's wrong for the restaurant to have given away William's number this way." I said looking at Sebastian, "and he might have ignored you if it weren't for you, including your father." I added, looking at the elderly man. Sebastian had gotten William's number and had asked his father t
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