Ember's POV"To hell with you and your threats. I don't mind them. I don't mind whatever you may say or do. You don't have any right towards my children and that's final. Let's go ahead and tell Trent right now what you're saying and let's go ahead to have a DNA testing. It's just normal that you've fallen short and you're seeking a way to sneak into my life which is totally impossible. I don't know when and how you came up with that foolish idea but this is the real deal." He drew me closer to his side but I yanked my hands away. Who knew if this was a setup? " You will not have any contact with me out of the ordinary? I don't care to know who you're because you won't be getting them." He chuckled at my outbursts until I finally heard that there was something else that was getting me riled up all the time. Instead of thinking about the next available thing to do, he attempted to kiss me but I dodged at the last minute. That was my cue that I needed to leave. "I don't know what you
Ember's POVMy wolf had been edgy the whole morning so I decided not to come downstairs for breakfast. My peace was short-lived when I heard the footsteps of Sonia approaching my room. After my outburst, she had stylishly stayed away from me.She knocked on the door quietly and I paused, "Come in, Sonia."I replied. She pushed the door open swiftly and I smiled at her. She was obviously feeling very happy that I was a bit cheerful at least I pretended to because I didn't want to make the pack uncomfortable for her.My mind wandered to the side. "I don't want to dine with them. Tell the Alpha that I am a bit under the weather." I replied.She raised a brow and stared at me, her eyes assessing me from head to toe. "Are you sure that you're okay, ma'am?" She replied in concern.I shrugged. I was worried but that was none of her business. "Yeah, I am. I just need some time to breathe away from the usual routine. Tell me how your drawing is coming up? After they leave, we'll continue our m
Ember's POV"What connection does light have with darkness?" I asked her. She folded her arms."I know what you're trying to do but I assure you that it won't work because it's impossible to take my husband away from me." She whispered and I sighed. Some people were just plain stupid and didn't like seeing things the way they were."Whatever rocks your boat, dear Luna. The worst thing one can ever do to themselves is self-deception." I retorted and she stilled. "You know that both of you are merely flatmates. I don't think he even sees you." I replied and she glared at me. Well, that was her business,I really didn't care about whatever she wanted to do."You will not come to my pack and attempt to dictate what I should and shouldn't do. You won't do that at all. That's the last thing that I would take from you, so take your bossiness elsewhere where it would be appreciated. "Is it that you're afraid of having me around or what?" She replied and she stared at me but I didn't say a wor
Ember's POVOh my goodness, what have I done to myself?' I soliloquized and I paced my room. How could I allow Xander to have sex with me again? I was a betrayer and my heart condemned me already.Meanwhile, my wolf was having the time of her life enjoying and making sure that she didn't change a thing. "Why are you fussing over nothing?" She replied and I stilled.If I could see her personally, I would have made sure that she received some slap from me. What the hell was she on about? I had cheated on my husband. It was still tolerable when I hadn't gone physical with Xander.I just imagined what would happen if Trent found out. If he was going to forgive me for paternity fraud before, with this, I was sure that I had been condemned to the deep abyss. I was so weak and tired and I was feeling like something had left my soul. I didn't even want to talk about the way I was feeling very attached to Xander.This was a curse and it's sad that I was chosen to bear it. If I could turn back
Xander's POVWhen it was time for us to leave in the morning, I was beginning to feel reticent. My heart was back with Ember but there was nothing that I could do only to get her to come back with me. At least I had to make sure that certain things were put in place before returning to fight for her.Unbeknownst to anyone, I had scouted the house to know the easiest places to penetrate. One of the greater mistakes that Trent made was allowing me into his house and that was one of the reasons that made me tarry."Your ex-wife has been staring at me like I had wronged her. I don't know what you see in her." Ellie whispered unto me, cutting me out of my thoughts. I was pissed by that untimely interruption. What nonsense was that? I didn't tell her that I needed anything from her. "Are you just going to ignore me?""What am I supposed to do? Beat her so that you know that I heard you." I barked at him. She was not happy with me and I didn't want to have anything to do with her now npt af
Ember's POVI was lounging on the deck of the house, deciding to be all by myself after making sure that my kids were well fed and also due to the fact that I was experiencing withdrawal symptoms akin to addicts. Who would have thought that I'd be missing Xander so badly. Something had changed on the night of that Solstice and I wanted to get it back. My mind kept drifting to that man as much as I wanted to control it. My eyes laid on the scenery before me.A part of me wanted all of these to never have happened in the first place. It was all Trent's fault for inviting that unsuspecting criminal into our midst. He was a criminal because I knew that he was trying to steal my heart which was going to be impossible. Seeing that I was probably giving myself a big headache, I reached for my pencil and a paper and began to sketch designs on it. I didn't know when I had managed to finish sketching up to tej designs in a space of... I glanced at my watch, "Twenty minutes. That's fast."I gr
Ember's POV I went still at his words. Firstly, because it was a given. It was supposed to happen naturally between couples and I was making things difficult for him. "Oh,... That's sweet." I replied tactfully because I didn't want to say anything that'd make him know that my heart has left a long time ago He stared at me with a challenge in his eyes. "I don't know what is happening with you. You've been disturbed a long time. Is there anything that I can do for you?" Staring at the man who was showing me love like no other made my heart pull like strings. I would have had a reason to hate him but he was very good to me that all I felt was guilt. "I am good. I am just healing softly." My heart got twisted for a while when I saw his brows twist in concern. "I'm getting fed up with these excuses. I know that they are just means for you to avoid this issue and I truly didn't know why." He said and I felt bad. "Tell me what is wrong with you and I'll see what I can do. Is your b
Ember's POVGetting out of that delicate situation proved to be a herculean task. All that I could think of was the fact that I probably had to start thinking of ways to leave.He was getting angry about the lack of physical intimacy which he deserved to be but I was also scared that one of these days he might just flip. We weren't on speaking terms for the most of the week and I avoided him to the best of my ability.Running my business religiously had to be the best thing that I had going for mebecause I needed something else that would make everything work out smoothly. My eyes were rotating at one point, and I felt like something was actually wrong with me. Sonia walked closer to me and tapped my arm drawing me out of my reverie. I was a bit tired about my predicament. Thinking at all times wasn't going to do good to my system. "Luna, a few Alphas would be coming soon. I hear that they're arriving in the evening. We need to prepare for their arrival."I nodded, pretending like