"What plan do you have, sire?" "it will come. But I'm going to need you to find out more about him." "Of course, sire." EMBER'S POV I wasn't wrong about the stubbornness of the male gender. It proved through when I got off work the day after and found Jean waiting for me beside my car, wearing a
Ember's Pov "I guess this is your stop," Jean said when we reached my gate, and I suddenly did not want the evening to end. It turned to look at him, hoping we had not reached that point in our relationship where there was a mind link, "I guess this is my stop," I said and stretched out my hand to
"so it's a friend zone there." I shrugged helplessly, "I don’t know what there is between him for sure. But I still have feelings for Paris, Axel. I can't pursue anything with William with those feelings present. And now, there is my mate. He's a wonderful person, and I love how I've felt with hi
EMBER's POV Every word he said, made me feel more and more guilty. But I wasn't lying, about Jean and I spending time together, he was just fixed on being dramatic about it. Even I had not been so dramatic when the tables were turned and he was constantly choosing Kate over me. "I'm not trying to
"mm." was all he replied. And since I was unsure what to follow up with, I simply nodded, before going to meet Jean. My mate was too excited, and I immediately forgot the guilt I had felt from leaving Paris, "you're at my project space?" "I came somewhat late. I had plans of seeing your work.""h
Axel's Pov"Reject Jean? Why should she do that? Why do you feel she would do that?""I looked her in the eyes when she spoke to him, I watched her today. Her wolf is attracted to him, I'm sure of that. But her heart? It's not locked in. and I worry that if Paris presses further, she will reject him
"I've been here before. In another life. So, I suppose, I was remembering. I couldn't help myself."He looked like he wanted to say something, but simply nodded, before looking out over the place, "perhaps I should have chosen a place far away from your youth."I giggled, "My youth?"He shrugged, "y
Ember's pov I brought my hand around his head, with his hand wrapped around my waist. My wolf moaned, and it escaped through my mouth. He was holding back, I could feel that much, and I didn't push for more, even if I knew more would send me to heaven. He was breathing deeply when he let go and k
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