Share
Fifty Five – The Ball
Oliver
Mary, the seamstress, and the two witches had whisked Ember away just after breakfast with all the other females in Ember’s life, despite Ash’s consternation. The king had smiled at his dismay with amusement and told him they would all have to wait for their mate’s to get ready for the ball. But it was just after breakfast; what could they possibly need to do to start getting ready in the morning?
Ash was fidgety and impatient the whole day, pacing the cinema where they had decided to watch a movie. Leo was tapping away at his phone, sending constant texts to Ember’s phone for answers; then he’d snicker and tell them her answers. Ember seemed pretty impatient and unsure about the whole thing.
Leo snickered. “She says they’re wrapping them all up like burritos in dark slimy stuff….” His phone dinged and he broke into laughter so hard that Oliver had to take his phone
Related chapters
Claims to Ember Fifty Six – Flashback
EmberShe’d spent the whole day with the other women; it was strange and she wasn’t sure how she felt about it. Not being around the women, but what they considered pampering. Why was plucking at her eyebrows considered pampering? It hurt!!And then they went on to cover her eyebrows and lashes in this weird gunk and she had to lie there with her eyes closed or it would burn. Apparently that was called tinting her lashes and eyebrows.She was startled when someone suddenly took her hand and she squeaked in shock. Ilene giggled on the bed next to her. “You’ll get used to it, Ember. This is such fun!” She reassured her.Ember was still on the fence with this. Turns out they gave her a manicure, once the gunk was cleaned off, she got the choice of which color she wanted on her nails. Then they were moved to really comfortable chairs and their feet were soaked, then scru
Claims to Ember Fifty Seven – A Friend in Need
IleneShe’d been spending the week agonizing over the perfect gift for Ember. She wanted her friend to see that she really did love her and that she really was sorry for what she had done. It was hard to get a gift, since she knew that girly things like make-up or clothes would never be something she’d want. She had her own taste in things and she was getting a whole wardrobe now.But she wanted to give her something that she knew she could use and remember her when she did. Calum was helpful with ideas, but she was so afraid of buying the wrong thing that she kept changing her mind, much to his amusement.Eventually when she was running out of time, she decided to settle for a mechanical keyboard, an upgrade on her microphone she used for her repair videos and some great smelling, natural herb shower gel and body cream set. But it didn’t stop her from worrying if she got the right things.She just wanted th
Claims to Ember Fifty Eight – Uproar
LeoHe’d been drawn into conversations with other Gammas about security and protections, feeling safe in knowing that Ash would watch her with his overprotectiveness since he’d been marked. He’d been completely ornery since she had been swooped away that morning and he knew better than to irritate his future alpha after he was kept away from her for the whole day.He would still keep an eye on her every five minutes or so. One Gamma had gone into a heated discussion with another over the right procedure to use when attacked from multiple points and he had been forced to step in to break it up before they ruined Ember’s announcement ball.When he’d glanced around to check on Ember again, she’d been gone. He glanced around nervously, knowing that whoever was trying to get to her was most likely going to be here. But he didn’t spot her anywhere in the ballroom. He excused himself and made his w
Claims to Ember Fifty Nine – Friends and Enemies
EmberShe woke with a pounding headache situated around her left temple where she had been hit. Man, that guy had a right hook that she could only wish for! She was trying to be still to take in her surroundings, but she soon realized that she was alone.Slowly she inched her eyes open, but realized that she was still blinded by the purple haze caused by whatever he had sprayed in her face. Damn! She couldn’t do much to help herself if she was blind.“It’s wolfsbane, since white wolves are not susceptible to silver. Obviously he knew that with being so close to the king.” Lume supplied helpfully.Ember sat up and extended her hands around her to see if she could find something of value. It seemed she was lying on a large bed, judging from the scent the place had been recently cleaned. She kept feeling around her until her hand touched a wall.She decided to follow the
Claims to Ember Sixty - Hidden
LeoHe wasn’t handling things well; he was blaming himself for not following her around everywhere like he usually does. But if he was handling things badly, then Ash was at the point of going feral. He had suddenly roared out his anger earlier that morning and it took them more than an hour to calm him down enough to explain that Ember had been slapped in the face.Of course, with him being marked he could feel some of her pain and a lot of her emotions, something which she could not sense with being unmarked by him. Personally, he thought Ash was handling things amazingly under the circumstances with all things considered. That being said, handling things amazingly with the current circumstances did not mean he was handling things well at all.His dad was barely keeping him sane with productive ways to help, also pushing Leo to do the same with keeping an eye on him. It didn’t help with the guilt and self-loathing or t
Claims to Ember Sixty One – Balor’s Obsession
NovaShe had to work hard to hide her shock and horror when she saw Balor walk into the house, which she’d been keeping up to standard for him, with the princess. Of course she knew what she looked like, since she looked so much like her mother. Nova had seen her mother when she had been held in the dungeons before she was brought to the house.When two years had passed and he hadn’t brought her daughter back, she’d hoped that she would be spared the horrible fate her mother had had. But it seemed that was not the case. She had had a plan to escape and completely implode this ring, but now her plans had to be pushed up significantly.She couldn’t allow him to torture the princess to her death like he had possibly done to her mother. And she wanted no one else to suffer at their hands ever again. She had spotted a male trying to find a way in one night while she had been staring out the window. Her
Claims to Ember Sixty Two - Intel
AshHe’d been barely holding on since Ember has been kidnapped, but he was so close to losing all control and going feral when he felt her being slapped. Somehow his father seemed to know how close he was to losing control and kept him within the palace walls with Leo babysitting him.Leo didn’t seem to be feeling much better than he was, so really it was the blind leading the blind at this point. It helped that he was doing something to feel like he was getting closer to finding Ember, but it still felt like they were impossibly far from finding her.Right now, they were going through CCTV footage in a bid to find the car that was still MIA. Somehow the bastard had disconnected the tracking device and he was in the wind. He had the horrible feeling that the bastard was just two steps ahead of them every time they found something.Cassius, or Cassie as everyone called him, was currently busy going through the burner pho
Claims to Ember Sixty Three – Planning a Mutiny
Ash“What do you mean you got a message about Ember?” His father asked with a raised eyebrow.“I got a message from an unknown number. It simply read that they knew where to find the princess and I should stand by for intel on how to take down the entire compound.” He answered, while selecting the image that was surprisingly still in his messages. Then he connected to the projector in the room and showed them the now clearly hand drawn blueprint that was pretty well done for something that was clearly done by hand.“What is this?” The king asked with interest.“I think this is the blue print for the compound that they mentioned. I think we should take this seriously, Your Highness.”“We don’t know if it’s a trap.” His father answered obstinately.“We also don’t know if it’s legit.” Ash answered.
Latest chapter
- Claims to Ember Ninety – Back to Normal
- Claims to Ember Eighty Nine – Sibling Rivalry
- Claims to Ember Eighty Eight – Change
- Claims to Ember Eighty Seven – Claimed
- Claims to Ember Eighty Six – Mating Ceremony
- Claims to Ember Eighty Five – Family
- Claims to Ember Eighty Four – In Limbo
- Claims to Ember Eighty Three – Debriefing Part 3
- Claims to Ember Eighty Three – Debriefing Part 2
