I don't think you should leave." Grace spoke as she held my hair backward while I retched into the toilet bowl. Her words unsettled my stomach and I felt another wave of puke threatening to spill out if I wasn't careful so I shook my head slowly."What do you mean by no? You do know that I mean well right? How would you say that you want to leave in this condition? At least, I can't be free to release you, I don't know what anyone else is saying." She said and I stared at her. Why was she yelling into my eardrums? I was pretty sure that she was thinking of a way to probably bundle me to the doctor's unfortunately, she couldn't do that."See, Ember, I..." " Think that I should be left alone for a minute, please. I can't deal with this right now." I replied and retched again. I sighed as she passed me a paper towel which I dabbed my mouth with, flushed the bile, and finally rose.I was lightheaded and my legs felt like jelly. They couldn't support my weight. I touched the wall for sup
Ember's POVSaying goodbye had a way of messing with one's mental health but there was something that I vowed not to do which was to think of the past.The wind blew against my skin as the driver sped down through the street and I was left with a sense of a mixture of both relief and wonder. Will this really happen? Me leaving my husband's house? Never in my wildest dream did I think it possible but as things were right now. It was done and dusted.The next agenda was to make sure that I kept my life on track. There were a lot of things for me to do and sulking was not part of them.I remembered the way Grace hugged me earlier like her life depended on it. It was amazing, sweet and I almost felt like staying back just to enjoy her company but I remembered that it wasn't enough reason to make me want to live in an unwanted place.Whoa! I sighed when the breeze became a tad bit too much. I wound up the windows as I dreaded my parents' reaction. My father especially. He would be very unh
Ember's POVI felt like a ton of bricks just hit me and my mouth refused to close. "Pregnant?" I whispered as if saying it aloud would render it null. "Are you serious?" The doctor stared at me with a raised brow and waited for a minute before talking. "Yes, ma'am. You're six weeks pregnant." Oh my goodness. I had been pregnant all these while yet I didn't know. How cool was that? My hands flew instinctively to my stomach as I cushioned the pup that was growing in my womb. It was a massive shock to me and I didn't hear the other things that she was saying."Please give us a minute." I heard my dad say and I raised my head to see what was happening.My eyes widened considerably as I stared at the almost empty room, my father's eyes bored into mine and a small smile broke out on my face before a burst of great laughter ensued. "I'm pregnant, Dad. Can you believe that?" I muttered and came down from the bed trying to slip my fee
"Your beloved is here." My father announced as he barged into my room."Top of the morning to you, too Dad," I replied sarcastically but he didn't get the point, instead he shot me a reprimanding gaze. "Why are you still in bed? I told you that he would be arriving today, didn't I?" He queried me and I stared at him blankly. "Well, I'm pregnant, the doctor says that I should rest a lot." "You're not an invalid." "I guess I am seeing that I'm being shipped off to some stranger," I muttered and he stared at me with contempt in his eyes which I ignored. He brought it upon himself. I couldn't pretend that I was happy marrying a man who I had never seen. I wasn't even interested in marriage if not for the unfortunate circumstances.My father's eyes narrowed at me in anger but I care less " You will not embarrass me, Ember." He growled and I nodded. He was refusing to see the point. I wasn't also ready to marry just anybody. I had not even considered the terms and conditions of marryin
A small clearing of throat made me realize that I was just staring at him. He was a tall man with a broad chest. A bit tapered on the waist with beards that could compete with the length of my hair. He looked... Wild?My eyes traveled from the top of his head to the sole of his feet marking all the features, checking to see if he was worth my time one bit. At the end of the day, I discovered one thing. He was a strong man. The way his knuckles clenched, I saw his muscles bulging in his arms and I smiled.Good! This man's house would be a perfect hideout from Xander. His aura was very strong almost taking up all the space in the room. These hands must know how to wield dangerous weapons of war. Was he an Alpha? I wasn't sure that I had heard his name before.I heard another cough in the distance and I finally lifted my head to meet his inspecting gaze. He was probably assessing me to see if I was worthy to be his mate. Since this was not a bond from the goddess, it was surely going t
Ember's POV"Why don't you have a conversation with your groom?" My father suggested with an unusual excitement before exiting our presence. We were plunged into silence, assessing each other. He had penetrating eyes and an intimidating aura so I squared my shoulders. I was not happy being left alone with him for two reasons. First, I didn't want to make small talk. We could just skip all this part and go straight to the wedding. Secondly, I didn't want to give room for him to ask me questions about my chastity. I wouldn't even mind skipping the wedding although I knew that my father would flip. When I mean flip. He would lose it totally and I was here for it. "So, you are a virgin huh?" He began. My eyes widened as my heart also responded by palpitating at the lies that I was about to spew. It was my father's fault who was trying too hard to sell me out to his preferred candidate. I didn't know why he was hell-bent on making this work. I chuckled softly. " No, I'm not but I'm no
Ember's POV"And with that, we present to you the latest couple. Mr and Mrs Williams!" The priest announced.Two hours later, I was being shipped off to my husband's house. The wedding was a knit one and I wasn't even interested in having it publicized. "You'll be fine. Have a nice life." My father had bade me when he hugged me and I nodded in faux agreement. Of course, he'd think that I would be happy.I entered the car and watched as the driver ignited the car and zoomed off. My house got smaller as he sped away. I felt a nudge and I looked up at the stranger that I was going to live with." Care to share your thoughts?" He inquired and I chuckled softly trying to play things cool. "What do you think? I mean, can you guess?" I joked and he shook his head at my cavalier tone obviously not expecting the switch because I was looking morose just a few minutes ago.Well, welcome to my world. A land of unpredictable outcomes. " So, what are you thinking about too?" I inquired.He shrugg
Ember's POVI woke up to the grumbling of my stomach and I was a bit pissed at the way it was growling. I felt a presence beside me and I cringed. I finally did it with this man. It was probably the most distasteful thing I had done in my life because I was feeling very weird. My heart was palpitating when he thrust into me. My skin crawled and I felt as though I was committing the worst crime in history.He was what some women would call a Trojan horse but I felt impaled instead and was busy thinking about his member impaling my child. I didn't want her to dislodge from her anchor. Yes, I just had a feeling that the child was a female. "you are awake." He replied and I nodded, then he shuffled towards me, and turned my head towards him. "Are you shy?" "No," I replied inwardly but decided to change my lingo. I could flow with that. "Kinda. How'd I do last night." "Technically, it was morning. It's still five a.m." I tried to smile but ended up grimacing. " Yeah..." "Your stomac