Sure, he said he was working, but I knew Jean well enough to know that all that paperwork on his table could never actually make him sound so strained. And what the hell had been that gurgling sound at the end?No, something wasn't right with Jean. And as his friend and mate…well, technically I had
EMBER'S POV"My rise to power?" I asked, and now, it was my turn to sound a bit off."or perhaps that's not the right way to put it. I'm talking about when you become queen, Em. Or do you not think about it anymore?""No. Of course not. I carry that knowledge with me often. And for the past month, I
This son of a gun was absolutely worthy. He deserved to pay for what he tried to do to Ember.For what I was sure that I would try to do again if he were to be given the chance.But I could not do it. I simply could not bring myself to strike him. The bloody call with Ember had left me feeling less
EMBER'S POVI was serious. Dead serious, because I had had enough of running around in circles in my head. Torturing myself with what was wrong with Jean. Imagine the craziest scenarios.I needed to know what I needed to know, and I was only going to get that knowledge directly from the horse's mout
I thought of Jean. Only Jean. And damned be everyone else."Every time I dream of having you in my arms, I tell myself that one chance I all a man should need to prove to you that he is a great lover," Jean said when he pulled away from the kiss, sounding a little out of breath."shut up." I croaked
EMBER'S POVOur conversation played over and over again in my head as I raced out of his astronomy room and it wasn't until I got to the front door that I remembered that It was Jean who had brought me here, and I was going to have to work back to my pack land."Fine then." I said and aggressively s
PARIS'S POVEmber found her way to my pack's land close to noon. I had been in front of the stables, considering a ride when I saw a woman in a white sundress walking toward me, her face set, and being tenderly kissed by the sun."took you long enough," I muttered as I waited for her to catch up wit
"you aren't even remorseful," she said angrily, and I shrugged again,"I don't see why I need to be, seeing as I have done no wrong," I said,"of course, you haven't. I don't even know why I came here today." she angrily replied,"of course you do. You wanted to put me in my place for having the aud
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