All Chapters of The Ember In The Dark: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

"I was beginning to think you had died on the way here." Ash joked as I took my seat next to him.Toni had left to work on some beta training duties. I need to tell Charles that Toni is my mate, but I worry for Toni when I do. I honestly need to tell all my parents. I sighed thinking about how that conversation will go. Ash and I finished breakfast together and then had private training with Charles. Charles had both of us train in wolf form. He's trying to build Talia and my stamina. It's harder for me to fight in wolf form. There's a disconnection between the way I want to fight and the way she fights. We're not used to one another still. 'You need to be in wolf form as often as possible. You need to get used to one another. You're fighting worse than the pups that just got their wolf.' Charles linked me. It hurt to hear, but I knew he was right. Talia and I need to bond. We don't have the same bond as everyone else. She feels close to me since she could feel me over the years. I

My alarm sounded and I wanted to beat myself up for not going to bed sooner. Toni dropped me off at my room around 10, giving me a kiss goodnight. Ash and I had stayed up talking till around 1 in the morning talking about the date. He and I were both dragging our feet this morning. I haven't seen Charles or Eryn since yesterday evening before the date. I'm not sure what Charles is doing, probably avoiding me. He's the worst at apologies.I know I have training with Eryn after school today so he'll probably try to make it up to me in some way. Eryn always went out of his way when he wanted to make someone feel better. He's a good guy, just being king has put too much pressure on him. He's too stressed all the time and it's taking its toll on him. I can see it in the way he's changed.I got dressed and ready quickly, having hit snooze too many times. I bunched my hair in a messy bun and ran out with Ash. His hair was standing in many different ways and yet he still looked so handsome. H

I woke up, with a massive headache, at the nurse's office. Toni was holding my hand, and Ash was hovering behind him. They both looked so concerned and deep in thought. They hadn't noticed me come to yet. "What happened?" I asked my throat raspy. "I was hoping you could tell me." Ash responded a bit snappy. He was scared. "I remember being in art and then.." I thought about it a moment and then it all rushed to me at once. "Dex.." I whispered his name. Toni tensed up beside me. "What did he do?" Reep was near the surface, traces of his growl in Toni's voice. "I mind traveled by mistake. I have never done that before and I didn't know how to leave. He took advantage of that and got me under his spell again. I only broke away because I heard mom's voice tell me to think about…" I paused for a moment a bit embarrassed. "Think about what? What do you mean you heard mom?" Ash asked a bit inpatient. "I don't know. Her voice just popped into my head like she was there with me. She to

We made it back around 8. I felt pretty tired from all the flying. It was really beautiful though to be up in the sky while the stars were shining. "I love you Tater tot." Dad gave me a big hug "I love you too Dad." We went our separate ways after landing. I headed to Ash's room knowing he was there. "Ashy ash. Where are you?" I playfully sang as I entered his room. "Knock much?" He snapped as he pulled his pants over his underwear. "My bad." I shielded my eyes. "It's safe now." He sounded a bit annoyed. "What's up with you?" He's usually happy to see me after we've been apart. "Just cranky. It's nothing." He smiled at me, but it wasn't his usual smile. 'They won't accept me as king. They all told Eryn they wouldn't hold the meeting with me there.' The faces of sour elders came to my mind and my heart shattered into a million pieces. "One sec. I actually forgot something. I'll be right back." I backed out of the room and closed the door. Those fuckers. How dare they deny h

"Get up! You're both in so much trouble." Ash's voice woke me up. My eyes took a second to adjust to the bright sun. Where the fuck am I? I rubbed my eyes harder. "Rubbing your eyes isn't going to change the scenery. We've been looking for you for a few hours now. Mom's pissed. Hell, I think dad is even mad." Ash shook his head at me. I looked around more, realizing I was in the spot Toni and I had been cuddling last night. I guess I should say still cuddling, since his arm is still around me. "Fuck." Toni muttered as he sat us both up. "I'm so sorry." He slapped his forehead upset. "Your parents are going to hate me." "No they won't. I'm in deep shit though." I sighed. Mom is going to chew me out. "You both better hurry up and get to the palace." Ash shook his head. "Both?" I was surprised, although I guess I shouldn't be. "Yup, both. Now hurry up." Ash repeated, helping me up. "Right, okay." I grabbed Toni's hand and pulled him along behind him. I quickly walked us toward