Ember's Pov "Jean." I said weakly, as my heart quickened in accord with his sporadic heartbeat, "I can't." I said quietly, "can't or simply won't. I can understand if you won't if you'll simply tell me what is stopping you. You ex-husband, perhaps?" I scoffed and shook my head, "You've really don
I had foreseen that response, and had the perfect reply to convince her, "I know, you might feel that going out with me might not be something that you want right now, but I promise not to do anything that you might not want." "I appreciate your desire to respect my boundaries and all, but tonight
PARIS'S Pov "I fear I'm going to lose you," I said to her and she looked up at me with a smile, "Your fears are unnecessary. I'm just willing to get to know my mate." "Ember, that all in itself, is the beginning of a love affair with him. You get to know him, and then what? You find out you like
"What plan do you have, sire?" "it will come. But I'm going to need you to find out more about him." "Of course, sire." EMBER'S POV I wasn't wrong about the stubbornness of the male gender. It proved through when I got off work the day after and found Jean waiting for me beside my car, wearing a
Ember's Pov "I guess this is your stop," Jean said when we reached my gate, and I suddenly did not want the evening to end. It turned to look at him, hoping we had not reached that point in our relationship where there was a mind link, "I guess this is my stop," I said and stretched out my hand to
"so it's a friend zone there." I shrugged helplessly, "I don’t know what there is between him for sure. But I still have feelings for Paris, Axel. I can't pursue anything with William with those feelings present. And now, there is my mate. He's a wonderful person, and I love how I've felt with hi
EMBER's POV Every word he said, made me feel more and more guilty. But I wasn't lying, about Jean and I spending time together, he was just fixed on being dramatic about it. Even I had not been so dramatic when the tables were turned and he was constantly choosing Kate over me. "I'm not trying to
"mm." was all he replied. And since I was unsure what to follow up with, I simply nodded, before going to meet Jean. My mate was too excited, and I immediately forgot the guilt I had felt from leaving Paris, "you're at my project space?" "I came somewhat late. I had plans of seeing your work.""h