Ember's POV
"Oh my goodness! Oh my god!" Ellie screamed in pain as I walked closer to her. She was bleeding and I tried to help her up. Wow, I didn't know that she was not feeling too well."Don't touch me! Get away from me!" She screamed and I rolled my eyes. She was allowing her sentiment to cloud her sense of reasoning. What was wrong with her?"You should let me help you up. You can barely walk.""And whose fault is that?!" Her eyes narrowed at me accusingly and I rolled my eyes. Of course, she was going to make it look like I was the one behind her predicament. If karma was a bitch.I ignored her and grabbed her hand, but she slapped my hands away and I rolled my eyes again and pulled her even harder. It became a tussle between both of us and I was annoyed at the way she was behaving. "Are you deliberately being stupid right now? You can see that you are in a mess." I snapped.I didn't have the time for the exaggerated pain she was claiming to experience. She let out a piercing scream and I raised my hand to slap her arm,that would calm her down.Suddenly the door bursts open and a few pack members rush in.Immediately, Ellie collapsed to the ground, and began to wail, pointing an accusing finger at me. "I don't know what I did to her! She pushed me down" she clutched her stomach while writhing in pain.I rolled my eyes at her antics, surely they weren't going to believe this nonsense."Is this true, Luna Ember?" Dave, the head warrior, inquired as his eyes rested on my arms which were midway in the air. I could see the judgment in his eyes.My eyes strayed to the other people who were present and saw that their gazes week was also filled with animosity and that made me even grow more annoyed."What the hell are you saying?""She pushed me, told me that no one would believe that she did it. She had been threatening me all these while and I've done nothing but accept it. Today she discovered that I was not feeling too well and pushed me. She threatened to cause me to have a forceful abortion."Oh my goodness! This lady was a fucking liar. She flipped the script and was painting me as the villain."That is not true. You were the one who attacked me first. You were the one who...""Luna Ember. Is this true? She's accusing you of pushing her." I heard Dave say.My gaze fastened on the lying bitch."Of course not, I don't know what she's saying."I get cut short immediately. " What is happening here?" Roland thunders and the pack members give way. His nose twitched and his eyes narrowed in the direction of the blood.He was fully charged, his shoulders coiled like a mamba waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. His gaze flickered to mine and I saw fury and indignation in them. "What is happening here?" He growls loudly and the wall shakes, his words bouncing off them.Ellie feeds into this energy by releasing a loud cry of pain, cutting his attention away from me. " She wanted to cause me to lose my baby. She has been unhappy since I set foot into this pack. I don't know what I did to her. She pushed me down when I tried to stop her, she pushed me." She pointed a finger at me like a toddler would when he was having a spat with his age group.Roland goes towards her, picks her up and carries her away, not before pushing me with great force.I stumbled and fell against my butt as he walked out with her in his arms. Fucking hell, I groaned inwardly when my ankles twisted.Xander stood, watching me with a fierce look. He didn't even move a muscle and I watched in horror as he stared at me with utter disgust in his eyes. My head spun with shock.His eyes narrowed at me, I couldn't even guess what was going on in his mind, he was probably thinking of various ways to hurt me. It was annoying that he didn't care to trust me. I didn't understand how someone could refuse to read between the lines."I thought you were not violent. I mean, I've been hearing people say that you are becoming a thorn and I wanted it to be that they were lying but now I can see that they were indeed right." He said, then shook his head in a reprimanding manner. "What do you intend to gain from bullying her? It's not her fault that she's pregnant."I stared at him open mouthed. In all our years of being together, he had never spoken to me in this manner but here he was making me feel worthless and I didn't even know what I could do to correct the impression."Are you serious, Xander? You'll choose to believe her over me who you have known for the longest of times? this is ridiculous." I gasped. This was utterly shocking. I'd never seen anything like this before. Who would have thought that...He shot me a blank stare and I stared at him as though I was in a trance. I would never have expected that he'd do something like this. What the hell?"Aren't you going to help me up? My ankle is twisted." I informed him. He could say that he didn't see my leg."I don't care about that either."He breezed past me and I called him when he got to the doorway. "Where are you going?"He stopped for a minute before looking back and shooting me blank stares."Well, I have more pressing... Ah, priority to look out for."The insult hung heavily in the air and my jaw dropped even lower.Ember's POVI was overwhelmed with an aching hole in my heart. My heart twisted like shards of glass were wedged in it, twisting and turning inside of me. My heart was a mixture of volatile anger and hurt. Each emotion floods my heart larger than the former. It was as though I had lost something in my life. I picked up myself slowly from the ground and walked back into the house. I didn't wait for a verbal attack. One thing was evident. I was not recognized to be someone important anymore and it hurt. I mean, it hurt to my very core.This meant that I had to fight for myself. I didn't have anyone on my side. Tears streamed down my eyes as I proceeded into my room. I could take a lot of things except being abandoned and neglected. A deep sigh escaped my lips immediately as I finally arrived in my room. I wiped my eyes dry as I sat on my bed. I had to think of a life different from being with Xander all the time. I sent for a maid to get me some pain relief medications. I could have
Ember's POVMy heart raced as I entered the grand conference room where the council assembled. The weight of the trial tugged at my heart, but I put on a bold front and kept my head high with my shoulders squared, just like my mama had taught me. Various pairs of eyes followed my movement and I saw myriads of emotions in them. The common emotion in all of them was anger and hatred and I rolled my eyes inwardly.A pair of eyes stood out–Roland. He couldn't even mask the contempt that radiated in those depths. Well, he couldperish with those thoughts.I could hear a pin drop as I approached the podium where the council sat. It was the normal order of things. My gaze darted to the one who was supposed to be the love of my life. His brows were drawn in concentration, taut-like, about to snap.His lips were curled in distaste, it was obvious that he didn't want to be here. Well, at least we had something in common."Highly esteemed members of the council." Drew, one of the members of th
Ember's POVMy eyes watered immediately when I entered my room. I don't know if it's from my aching ankle or my battered heart. All I knew was that I felt pain. It spread through my heart like ink did in water. Oh my gosh, why is my life like this? I was doing everything possible to be a good mate to Xander yet he betrayed me in front of those loony people. I wonder what he was trying to prove. He had made it clear that he didn't need me in his life and I guess that it's time to make sure that I left him. I couldn't stand this humiliation anymore. But... Where would I go? That was the next question. It was easier if I had friends, I wanted to go somewhere where no one would be able to find me. I I sighed, suddenly this place didn't feel like home to me. It was as though I was a caged animal and I so wanted to break free. I was not thinking about anything else but leaving.My room door opened immediately and Grace walked in. "Oh my darling, I heard what happened. I'm so sorry about
I sank into my chair as I thought of what and what not to pack. I was in a hurry to leave but I didn't want to leave empty. I still needed some things to be sure that I wouldn't be stranded.My eyes closed gently as I stuffed my clothes into my not-so-large bag. It was better to start packing in there before I was driven out. I didn't like the atmosphere anymore. It had become no longer conducive for me. I turned toward my rack of clothes and sighed. I was going to leave all of these beautiful dresses because one person was seemingly weak to defend me. Is this what you really want? I muttered, trying to talk myself out of this brash decision. Most times when things like this happen. I think the best person to consult was myself. At this point, I can be vulnerable, cry as I might but I would certainly be true to myself. In everything that happened, I learned one dangerous lesson which was making Xander the center of my life. He knew his power over me and that was why he chose to exp
Ember's POVThe leaves rustled in the distance, making a display of various dance patterns while I watched on from my window. I wished I was a tree because that would mean that I wouldn't have any worries. "Well, you would be hewn down one of these days and made into a piece of furniture like the one you're sitting on." My wolf, Lacy, replied and I shook my head.Wow, really now? Way to go, darling. I replied and she gave a wolfish snort. I rolled my eyes and watched the leaves as they moved swinging left and right enjoying the breeze as it blew them whither it wist and I was smiling. What a serene life. Slowly, the night stretched into day and I was getting tired. I yawned lightly when I remembered that I had not finished packing my things. I didn't want my parents to know what was happening in my marital home but after pondering deeply, I knew that I had no choice than to go to theirs. That would be the safest place and also be the best place for me to stay.At ten a.m. I finishe
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