Ember’s Pov“What’s got your knickers in a twist?” Axel asked the next morning while I paced around the kitchen.I only looked at him in acknowledgment before I went back to considering the things that burdened my mind.“Em?” He asked and placed a hand on my shoulder,“It’s Jean,” I said rubbing at
"Tell me about it." Vincent, my beta said wearily, and I gave a ghost of a smile,"I've always had the title of ruthless, even among my pack, but when push comes to shove, they know that they can depend on me. They know they can come to me if they need help, and that is really all that matters to me
PARIS'S POVJean's words stayed with me long after our meeting. And I suppose it stayed with Jackson too, because he was the first to bring it up,"that jean bloke isn't such a bad guy. I mean, if you cancel out the part where he is trying his darndest to make Ember love him and abandon you." Jackso
Without saying anything else, I dug into my pocket and showed her the brooch."What am I looking at?" she asked, raising a brow and I frowned,"What do you mean by what am I looking at? This is a heirloom possessed by every female in families that have a standing in society. Especially ours. You mor
PARIS’s POV"Well, for starters, I need to trace down a murderer in the pack. That alone fills my mind constantly.""Alright, I get that. But we are mates, Paris. At night you can come to me and let me comfort you."How was I supposed to tell her that I only wanted Ember's comfort?"You need to heal
I sighed and slowly let myself go, and I knew I wasn't getting an answer, "I'm going to need you to trust me Ember."I do trust you. A whole lot more than what is considered normal, but I do. Do you trust me?""I do, Ember. But this isn't about if I trust you or not. But I need you to understand tha
KATE'S POV"I haven't the faintest idea where my brooch could be," I said and began to pace."Then why don't you go find out? And while you're at it, please check my jewelry box for mine. My brother will be back, and when he does come back, I want to shove it up his face for having the gall to come
I packed up all of my displaced jewelry and put them back in the box, before rising and making my way to Christina's room.It was surprisingly opened, making my life easier, and I headed straight for her jewelry box I found sitting cozily on her vanity table.For a woman who seemed to not care about
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