Xander's PovA sigh escaped my mouth as I unconsciously stared at the wall clock, counting the hours and minutes that passed by. I was certain I was simply waiting for something interesting to happen and there came a light knock on my door.Knock…knock..knock.A smirk formed on my face as I stood, wondering who might be disrupting my peace oh so early in the day, “Who can that be?” I thought to myself. There was only one person who had the guts to act this way with me and I sighed when before turning. I graced forward and slowly unwound the knob on the door until a little creek that I was able to peer through was created.That pink floral dress was irreplaceable in my mind as I looked into my sister's eyes. It was but a minute later she jarred the door open and stormed inside pushing me backwards. She wouldn't be the death of me. Grace was always like that, but an expression of skepticism formed on my face as I watched her look frantically around the room.“Where's Ellie, Xander?” Sh

Ember's POV I stood at the balcony watching the scenery. The celebration had extended to the middle of the night and I was waiting for them to end it. Men were busy drinking, while women were dancing. It was almost a carnival. I was tired, yet my heart was also racing as fast as possible. I wondered what would have happened if I didn't leave at the time that I did. How dare he tell me that he was going to collect the kids? This was going to be the end of me.I would fight him tooth and nail to make sure that my kids remained by my side, he could go to hell for all I cared and I meant it. It was not going to be easy but I would make sure of it. The door opened and Trent walked in. He was smiling and I tried to reciprocate but I failed. I was thinking about what to say but I didn't say anything.He stared at me for a minute, "why are you hiding out here?" I shrugged and put up a smile for him. " You don't think that there's a problem? Why did you invite your arch nemesis?" I asked h

Ember's POVI knocked on the door of the culprit while I was waiting to see what she was going to do. She couldn't do anything, at least with people around.Ellie poked her head out of the door and I smiled. It was show time and I was waiting to see how this would play out. It was going to be a great event which I will never forget.``I need to see you privately." I told her.Her eyes ran from head to toe and I waited to see what her reaction would be when I finally told her the reason I was here. She would flip a bottle but that was her business. I didn't have the time nor the energy to stomach anything that she might have planned. "So, tell me, why did you steal my jewelry last night? And before you start denying and making a fuss out of anything, nobody knows that you're the culprit except you tell them. So just head in quietly and bring it out for me and we'll forget that this conversation ever existed." I told her and she didn't say a word.

Ember's POVThat was enough to make me understand this was going to do more harm than good and the best thing that I should have done at this point in time was to make sure that I found a way of escaping before it was too late. Acting like I was mad at him was going to land me into serious trouble more than I ever expected and the best way to get out of this mess was to make sure that I overcame whatever it was that I was feeling inside of me. Now, I stared at him."I don't know what you're talking about but if you're trying to stir something up, please don't hesitate to state your concerns and not pass it under some shroud of concern or observation." I fired back. All of these were Xander's fault. Why the hell couldn't he just take his wife and get out of my space. Why the hell was he making it very difficult for me? It was annoying the hell out of me and I didn't even want to make sure that I didn't say anything because it could be brutal and Trent who was very astute for my likin

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