I nodded slowly, "then you just might lose your life." I said turned away from her and started walking toward the banquet hall. If Kate so much as said another word, I was going to have to ignore her adamantly, because to respond to her was to stress myself out totally.When I got to the banquet hal
Ember's POV"Ember?" Jean asked, sounding confused, "pardon me if I sound unhappy to hear from you, but why are you calling so early? Is something the matter?" he asked, and genuinely sounded worried.True. I never really called this early.I chuckled lightly and tried to reassure him,"Nothing terr
I waited while he thought, and then he finally spoke, "Personally, just like you, I feel like she's up to something. Paris made an awful mistake by letting her stay in that house. Just like you, I believe she was out there in the forest communicating with someone. I will have to look into that thoug
EMBER's POVJean didn't say anything for a long time, and I didn't push him, when he did finally speak up, he sounded a bit awkward,"You still want William to help you with the divorce?" he asked and I think I understood what the problem was. Paris was a different kind of problem than William was t
"I can't say I checked every nook and cranny, but I did check the jewelry box on your vanity table. There wasn't anything there.""Really?" she asked thoughtfully, "Paris isn't going to leave me alone now. Do you have yours?""I do. A surprise I still have it, since it's been so long since I used it
PARIS'S POV"So you're telling me there is a possibility that Kate is receiving visits from my enemies on this pack ground?" I asked Jean on the phone. He had called about some suspicions he had toward Kate, and In as much as we worked together, and I took his word seriously, I still didn't understa
So in a way, perhaps it was a good thing that Jean wanted to come by and deal with things. But the million-dollar question remained. When all was said and done, and I had to let Jean take action because Kate was guilty… would I let him?~~~"I was just looking for you." my mother said, blocking me
EMBER'S POV"You seem like you're in a much brighter mood," Axel said when he pooped into my room. I had just gotten off my call with Jean and was considering going off to the infirmary to drop off some cookies. The thing was, I actually had to bake the cookies."maybe because I actually am." I said
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