All Chapters of The Ember In The Dark: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Toni and I had gotten dressed and laid in my bed cuddled together. I passed out quickly, my head resting on his chest. I felt warm and whole again, but utterly exhausted. I felt like I could finally rest, and so I did. I am not sure what time it was when I felt my shoulder being shaken awake. I opened my eyes to find Toni still asleep under me. I turned to see whose hands were on my shoulder. Dex held a finger against his lips, telling me to keep quiet. He motioned his head for me to follow. I very begrudgingly got off the bed, and the warmth of Toni. I was careful not to wake him. I followed Dex out of the room into the hall. "I think you forgot something." Dex whispered pointing, not very obviously, behind him. I furrowed my brows until I noticed Eric down the hall. Seems I'm still a shit sister. "Oh my God!" I whispered. "I can't believe I fell asleep." Dex grabbed my hand, sending a tingle through me. "Don't worry. I told him you probably just passed out. He laughed saying i

"I've called all of our friends. No one has seen him." Eryn let us know. "I've called around to other packs and none of them have seen or heard of a new wolf in their territories. They'll keep an eye out for him though." Charles added, placing his large hand on mom's baby bump. "I've called all my contacts and all favors that are due. He was in New York a few days ago, but he checked out already. He was with a group of girls, but none of them said where they were going next." Dad could always be trusted to find out information. He had the largest network of people. All kinds of people, all kinds of species. "That's a start. He always said he wanted to see New York one day." Mom nodded her head. She was thinking hard, biting on the side of her thumb. "How do we find him now? Is there a location spell or something?" I looked at Kaitlyn when I said that. "I tried. He's blocking his presence and keeping himself hidden. Your brother has a lot of magic. A lot of strong magic that I can

We had made it back to the palace without anyone knowing we left. At least that's what I thought until I made it to my room and Toni opened his door. "Why were you with him again? Where were you?" Toni all, but yelled at me. His eyes were that cool silver and my heart froze. "We can find Ash now. Dex took me to see a man who could help." I explained calmly. I was hoping Toni would calm down with that. He growled instead. "What man?" He didn't believe me. "His name is Jaime. His some siren guy." "He took you to see Jaime?" It seems Toni knows that is. "He's fucking dangerous. Ember, what did you give him?" "Nothing bad. Just something he wanted from Lien." He stepped forward, but I took a step back. His eyes hadn't returned to normal and his voice was sounding less like himself. "Toni, let's talk about this in the morning." I wanted him to calm down. I started to go into my room. Before I could close the door fully, Toni pushed it open. He came into my room and his eyes roamed

"Hold him down!" Dad yelled to Charles. The wind was blowing hard around us even though we were in a room with a closed door. The darkness was being sucked out, but it was fighting hard. Toni's fist connected with Eryn's eye, but Eryn kept hold of his other hand. Charles grabbed the free hand and held it down. Dex was grabbing one of Toni's legs and Dad was on the other. I had the crystal flat against his chest. "Eryn, try to calm him." Mom called out. Eryn's magic filled the room with a calming aura but it didn't seem to affect Toni. He was sti wriggling around beneath me. He wanted to escape. His eyes were that cool silver letting me know Toni was no longer in control. His teeth were sharp and his claws had extended. "Keep going, Ember!" Dad yelled through the harsh wind. The crystal's center was swirling with darkness, quickly turning it into light. It felt like an eternity, but It seemed like it was almost done. The wind had started to die down and Toni's body had stilled. Hi

Ash's hand reached for the crystal. Grandad Artie's hand grabbed Ash's wrist, stopping him from reaching me. He lifted it up and pushed Ash back. Ash let out a low growl and extended his claws. None of us have fully shifted yet. We were all trying to win this without shifting. I can't exactly place the crystal on him as a wolf or dragon. "Now Ash, that's not how we treat our siblings. You're mother has taught you better than that." Grandad was trying to be amusing, but it only added to Ash's irritation. I got up on my feet now. Ash has knocked me on my ass twice now. I, on the other hand, have yet to land a decent punch or kick on him. He wasn't kidding when he said I wouldn't win this one. His fighting skills have improved so much that I would think years have passed, not just a week. I'm going to save him though. Larminiel and Grandpa Stoic made their way to us now. They had gotten by the fire faster than Ash had thought. We all took turns trying to knock Ash down. Grandpa stoic