PARIS’s POVShe was not answering my calls.Truth be told, I don’t know why I was expecting something different. It’s not like I had given her a reason to be at my every beck and call. It was a surprise, that with everything I had done, she had simply not blocked my number. That was exactly what I d
EMBER'S POV"So what's the situation with the roof?" I asked, simply because I didn't want to get too carried away with sentiments, but Gracie looked at me with the most intense gaze and I felt a squeeze in my heart, "Hi Gracie." I said, giving in to my weakness."It's got holes in them, needs to be
PARIS'S POVI can't say for sure, what it was that woke me up, but I woke up to the sound of hooves running around, and behold, the horses I had believed to be tied up securely were running around blissfully,"ah, bloody hell." I cussed. I looked over at Ember and saw that she was still sleeping,"W
EMBER's POV"I have no idea why they are out here right now." Paris rushed on to say, and I turned to look at him,"It's okay. I don't think you invited them. In any case, the whole ruckus with the horses must have gotten their attention. Plus, this is their home, after all." I said and sighed. And
PARIS'S POVOne didn't have to be a soothsayer, to know that my mother was displeased with grandfather. Of course, she treated Ember terribly and expected everyone else to treat her that way.Jokes on her, because it just so happened that grandfather happened to adore Ember.We lost them to whatever
EMBER'S POVI stayed with my grandfather until he felt a bit sleepy, and was thankful when I got out of the house without having to deal with Luna Lara or her precious and beloved daughter-in-law. I honestly did not think any encounter with them would end well, to be honest.I didn't see Paris eithe
I hesitated, "what exactly are we looking for?""clues." he said and shrugged, "anything that points to the culprits… or culprits as the case may be. Anything odd. Not right.""That's a lot of things," I said, and he shrugged,"as long as we find what we're looking for," he said and stretched out
EMBER'S POVHe put a paper bag over my head, and the more I struggled against him, the more it felt as though my air was being cut off. So I had to stop struggling,"you and me? We're going to have a whole lot of fun together, baby." the man said to me, and his voice gave me a chill. I mean, I knew
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