Ember’s POVI grabbed the bloke who held my collar and bent his arm until he cried out in pain. If I was angry, my Wolf was furious, and neither of us was willing to entertain levelOf bullying.“Brat.” I heard one say and it was followed by someone else dragging me by my hair so that I had to let g
“They won’t.” I said, looking up at him softly, “I think you did a number on them.” I said and reached out to rub his hand, “I’ll be fine this time. Find out about Kate.”I said and with that, I turned away from him leaving where he stood.PARIS’s POVI watched her as she left and fought the ride to
PARIS'S POVI found Kate pacing in the room, and when she turned and saw me, she froze,“Is something wrong?” I asked her and she shook her head,“I…”"I suppose this is what it looks like to be guilty?""What?" she asked, and shook her head, "I don't think I know what you're talking about.""you do
"Ember." she fell quiet after and I took the time to gather my wits."Look, I have to go. If you won't see Kate for what she is, then I'm going to just have to use my resources to prove it to you. Thank you once again for today, and goodnight. I have a big day tomorrow." with that she hung up on the
EMBER's POV"Wow," I said, completely flabbergasted. Christina didn't strike me as the type to be a runaway. But then again, I had not expected her to send men to attack me after all the time passed.“So she sends men to hurt me and at the first spell of trouble, she runs away? Does she even think a
"friends," I murmured."I know it will be hard for you. Seeing as you're so hell-bent on hating me. But trust me, I'm not that bad."It was my turn to raise a brow, "of course you aren't."And this time he smiled, then stretched out a hand, "So, deal?"I looked at his hand, and hesitated for a momen
Paris's Pov"Paris?"I let go of my mother's hand when she said my name and watched as she turned to look at me in surprise, "what are you doing here?" she asked, and I could tell she was truly shocked to see me,"I could ask you the same thing, but I seem to have an inkling already.""you're here t
I ran a finger down her cheek, feeling some sadness of my own. It didn't have to be this hard. But for her, it has always been hard. And I was the one who had always meant to defend and protect her. And I had failed, massively."I should have done it from the beginning." I said intently and made up
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