Ember's POV“Do we have to do this?” I asked Trent a month later in a whiny voice. He was preparing to hold a ball in my honor. It was an annual ball he held for the pack and apparently this year, he was making it bigger than he usually did.He was inviting a lot of packs, their Alpha, and some of their elders. I wasn’t exactly up for it. I was not a fan of crowds but I didn’t have a choice. It was something Trent wanted and it was his way to introduce me to the pack and his friends from other packs.It made no sense to me but I didn’t want to make him cancel it on my behalf. Besides, it was the pack’s custom and tradition. I wasn’t about to get a sore thumb in all of this.“Yes, my love you have to,” Trent said. He’d just come to tell me that the seamstress was here to take my measurements.I scrunched up my nose and frowned before nodding reluctantly.“Fine, I’ll go.”I said, rolling my eyes. I didn’t understand why it had to be a designer seamstress. We could easily have just bough

"What?" I stutter, pretending as though I didn't understand what was going on. My heart pounds a bit and I look towards him."You mentioned secrets, what was that about?" He inquired."Okay, I guess it was just a Freudian slip. I mean it's not as if I meant it. I just..." I trailed off. He stared at me probably waiting to see what would happen but I kept on staring at him in wonder. His eyes roamed over me and I didn't say anything. "Wait, are you sure that you're okay?" He inquired and tried to place his hand on my neck. I nodded and smiled at him trying to make sure that he wasn't thinking about what happened. Looking at him, I turned away before smiling again and walking away. Well, I'd call it an attempt because he yanked my hand softly and I fell against his body. "Hey, be careful." I said and I saw an apologetic look cross his face. "Are you sure that you are not going to be due very soon?" I glared at him playfully, "Are you calling me fat, Trent?" I inquired.He kissed my

Ember's POV.He freezes at my words but at this point, I do not care anymore. What I cared about the most is that there must be something that would stop him from killing an innocent man. Moreover, why wasn't he killing Elise for agreeing to sleep with the warrior instead of making a mess of himself thinking that he was doing the right thing? I stared at him as a vein threatened to pop out of his neck. He was going to kill me already but I didn't mind. "See, let's find a way around it. I'm not sure that Elise would be happy that you're about to kill her fiance or whatever they are right now. I don't want you to think about it this way." Trent stormed off and I sighed tiredly, this was a great problem that I didn't know what to do about it. " Trent, wait!" I called and followed after him but stopped abruptly when I saw him glaring at me.I didn't want to push it so I just had to stop.I went back to the warrior who was bloodied, unable to do anything and I stared at him tiredly. He wa

Xander's POVYou're not even listening to me and I hate it. Why would you be making me feel as if I'm disturbing you?" Ellie thundered from the doorway, disrupting my attention.I stared at her in annoyance. She was fond of grating on my nerves. In my entire life I had never seen anyone who was so committed to making me annoyed. It seemed like that was her speciality. Always nagging profusely and I didn't want to say anything that would result in her crying profusely as though I had wronged her beyond measure."What is the problem this time?" I replied. She wouldn't allow me to have time for something else anymore. "Do you need anything?" I asked again."You're seeking a way to discard me stylishly. That isn't what marriage is all about." I sighed. I was about to be subjected to another bout of nagging. "Are you kidding me right now? This is unacceptable. I can't imagine what you just sit down and come up with. This nagging has to stop." I burst out angrily.The room went silent and

Xander's POVWhat the hell is going on here?" I asked warily as I walked down the stairs, seeing them standing with their throats close to each other. They were really on a roll and I wondered what caused this problem in the first place. " What is going on?" I repeated.Ellie suddenly stared at me and began to sob. I rolled my eyes and Grace followed suit. " She tried to kick me. I don't know what I did to her to deserve all of these harsh treatments. It's very annoying. She has been doing this for the longest time and I don't know what to do." She complained.I stared at Grace. It was evident that she didn't like Ellie but going as far as kicking her, that was a farce. " I don't believe that story. Tell me what really happened." She stared at me in horror but I didn't feel anything. I wasn't going to make her cause me to make the mistake I made by sending Ember away. It was one of the worst mistakes of my life though. " Tell me what happened." I repeated."I can't even believe this