Wings And Embers Bonus Chapter Novels & Stories

She gritted her teeth, exerted tremendous force to lift the upper half of my body, and dragged me out of the laboratory step by step. The scorching air roasted our skin. Even a handful of Serena's hair had been seared, the end of those burnt strands glowing faintly. Despite that, Serena didn't seem to be in pain while dragging me ahead. Conflicted emotions stirred in my chest as I peered at her side profile, which had been stained with ash. I struggled to raise my hand and look at my watch. There wasn't much time left. We would die here if we didn't leave now.

The ashes swirled on the wind. And one ember—one tiny, glowing fleck—broke away. It should have gone cold. It did not. It drifted toward her like a firefly. Slow. Intentional. Curious. The child did not flinch. She extended her palm. The ember touched her skin— —and vanished. No burn. No scar. But her eyes widened. Just for a moment, the river sang. Back at the Stones Xavier stepped beside Ceres and placed a hand on her shoulder.

she says, making my heart hurt. “Dragon! Come join me!” Merellien bellows from the bathroom. “We love you! You are a strong fire dragon. Do not forget who you are, Ember! You are one of us and you always will be!” I say forcefully, needing her to believe it. “Tell everyone that I love them too,” she says before pulling away from me. “I have to go.” I nod, waiting until she closes the window before leaping off the window ledge and shifting, using my powerful wings to lift me higher into the sky.

But I guess, everyone wishes to fly as well, not just me. "No," Elijah answered me quickly. I frowned because of its resentment. "It's not something that you can learn. You may be an immortal but only I can fly." He answered me that I immediately understood. "I know, but I wish I could fly too," I murmured out of thin air. "Then we will fly. If you wanted to fly, I will be your wings." He said to me and suddenly I saw the center of the square. It was very bright there and I could see the pleasure.

I took the handkerchief and wiped away my tears. The more they came out, the more I cleaned them off, and my eyes burned with them. I sneezed so hard, wiping my nose properly, as I stared at the handkerchief and my hands after folding it properly. “It’s cold, isn’t it?” he asked calmly with concern. I raised my head, my gaze falling on him. “Yeah, it is,” I agreed. He smoked heavily, lolling his head and staring up at the sky. I motionlessly stretched out my hand towards him.

I close my eyes, jump backward, and fall off the side of our city in the sky, Caelum. The air drags me through an abyss of grey. I close my eyes, a tear ripped from my face by whipping wind. I can never go home again. Spreading my wings open with a snap, I let the wind catch me as I break free of the clouds. The vast, dark expanse of the desert below sprawls endlessly before me. It takes only minutes before my feet touch the sand, wind chilling my toes through my sandals. It really wasn’t that long a fall at all.

Ember's POV I was lounging on the deck of the house, deciding to be all by myself after making sure that my kids were well fed and also due to the fact that I was experiencing withdrawal symptoms akin to addicts. Who would have thought that I'd be missing Xander so badly. Something had changed on the night of that Solstice and I wanted to get it back. My mind kept drifting to that man as much as I wanted to control it. My eyes laid on the scenery before me.

When Ember finally arrived, she hurriedly parked her car in-between some trees, to keep it away from sight, looking around to make sure, no one was secretly watching, she ran towards the direction of the mansion Her knees felt weak below her, as she saw, the state of her family house. The condition of it was beyond anything she could have imagined. The once-beautiful estate, with its pretty gardens and elegant architecture, was now reduced to an abandoned site, filled with ashes. Ember’s heart ached and her body whimpered, as she took in the scene, the reality of her loss hitting her like a physical blow. ~~~Ember~~~ "Ember" a voice called out, breaking me from my daze. I turned around to se

he said to himself, adjusting his hair before zooming off, still feeling the emptiness and heaviness in his heart. ***** “Aren’t you rushing this traveling stuff, Cal? You’re making me cry already,” Emily called, clinging tightly to her friend, her head resting on her shoulder. “We still have thirty more minutes to be all lovey-dovey,” Calista said, holding her and smiling as she watched the time with keen interest. “Thank you for all you do, Emily. I somehow wish you were coming with me.” “You don’t mean that, do you?” Willie chipped in defensively. “You want her to leave everything here and follow you to a destination we really don’t know what’s in store for us? That sucks.”

“You are my guardian angel in human form, Hunter. You may be wingless… but you’re just as magnificent, just as beautiful as an angel would be. I love you.” “I love you more.” he said gently kissing my lips again. I raised a brow at him. “Really? How could you be so sure that you love me more?” He gave me a playful grin. Then in a serious voice, he said, “Because I traded my wings just to be with you, beautiful.” As we kissed again under the stars and the lovers’ moon, I vowed to prove him wrong. I have the rest of our lives to show him that I love him… exactly as much as he loves me.