It was a cold and cruel reminder that while what I was doing was for the good of my people, I was betraying the most important person to me by doing so."And you never will be. That doesn't change the fact that I just gave you an order." I turned, gesturing to the room. "You will stay here with me."
Nine EMBER "Dex, you're home!" The statuesque blonde said, forcing a smile back on her face as she stared at us. Her first red flag was her casual use of his first name and her willingness to burst into his private room uninvited and unashamed. The second was how her gaze hardened, and her eyes n
"Ember, right?" She exclaimed, her brown eyes bright with feigned excitement as she shoved her hand out in my direction. I stared at it momentarily before reaching out to place my hand in hers and trying not to flinch when she squeezed it tightly. "That's right." I tried to think back to every mat
DEXI could feel the unease in the pack at having Ember here. Her red hair gave her away without the pack getting close enough to smell or sense her.We had never had a Fae so close before, not for decades when the curse had first been cast. Since then, the Fae refused to step onto our land and us o
It was irritatingly alluring."That right there, that's a real woman. One of us. Get rid of the fairy and mate Caroline if you want to get your dick wet. She's practically been begging for it."Hot fury rushed through my veins at his words, and I looked to the side of Ember to see Caroline enter the
EMBERThea hadn't been very welcoming, which was fine with me. She kept glaring at me as if waiting for me to spill my secrets even though we were surrounded by guards and members of the Night Blood Pack as we walked through the store. Even then, I didn't know if Dex wanted her to know the truth, so
Had he just ended someone's life with the same hand he was now touching me so delicately with?"Ember," He repeated, softer this time, and I forced myself to meet his gaze. "Can you do this?"The words were barely above a whisper, preventing the pack from being able to hear him, and I nodded quickly
DEXI could feel the unease in the pack at having Ember here. Her red hair gave her away without the pack getting close enough to smell or sense her.We had never had a Fae so close before, not for decades when the curse had first been cast. Since then, the Fae refused to step onto our land and us o