EMBER'S POV "You all did a good job with the plan. But I must say, I was most impressed by our newcomer," he said and smiled at me. Every eye turned to me as well, and I flushed, "thank you, sir," "You weren't just clever, but you were witty too. Well-done. And congratulations, as you've been sel
"Then why pretend? People invest in these things without exactly having a love for animals. But they don't go about pretending. But you, anything to look like the angel that we all know you aren't." "And you are? Are you a saint, ember?" "I never said I was. And I don't pretend to be one either. I
EMBER's POV "Kate?" I called out, then forgetting for a moment that she was the one who had pushed herself off, I raced down the steps to her. Paris was already by her side, cradling her bleeding head in his legs, calling for help, "Someone get me first aid!" he called out desperately and I watch
"Again," I said weakly, and finally turned away, walking to the bar to get myself another glass of wine. Because once again, he was choosing Kate and her lies over me. "sucks, doesn't it?" I looked up to find a man sitting across from me at my table, "What?" "it sucks, being lied about like tha
Ember's Pov I made my way to where the other Alphas registered their names, and had to endure their questioning gazes. It didn’t matter so much at first, but as I walked away, I heard the voices that might have made a weaker woman doubt. "what does she think she's doing?" I heard one say, "Appar
A piece of paper containing the rules of the game had been distributed to everyone and I was trying to read it when Kate popped up out of the blue. I swear the woman could drive the devil to insanity. "Paris, I've been looking for you," she said tugging at my sleeve, and I barely looked at her befo
Ember's POV People clapped, and with all of the backlash I got earlier, I was surprised that they did at all. I suppose it wasn't everyone who awaited my downfall after all. I did catch a few faces of the men who had said all those nasty things earlier. Safe to say, it was nice to see God put my en
"I'm surprised you aren't one of the Alphas with something negative to say about her." "no actual point in doing that to be honest." He was quiet after that, and I basked in it. "damn!" he said after some time and I had to bite my tongue to keep from uttering a curse, "what is it?" I spat and he