LOGINEMBER'S POV"there you are," Axel announced when he found me still on my hair, contemplating my life,"You were looking for me?""yeah. I said I'd come to watch you guys train. I stepped outside, but found the training ground empty, and wondered where you all went.""Well, we were there." I told hi
"good. Now come at me again, and this time around, use the element of surprise. I suppose we can make this lesson four."By noon, my body was different kinds of sore, and achy, and this time around, when Jean stretched out his hand toward me to help me up, I refused to take it, lest he make us go an
EMBER'S POV"Well now," I said and struggled against his hold."you're going to have to do better than that if you want to be free of me, Baby girl.""No fair, you had not even announced the beginning of the lesson." I wailed,"The same way that bear isn't always going to announce its attack. I'm s
And then I remembered and I groaned,“I forgot.” I sighed and rubbed at my eyes, before trying to sit up, “You can tell him to wait for me, I should be down soon.”I said and caught him looking at me uncertainly and I laughed,“You don’t believe that I’m up for real?”“I don’t believe you won’t go r
EMBER’s POV“They want you to wrestle a bear?” Jean asked looking just as shocked as I had felt when I heard the news and I nodded soberly,“They say it’s the only way for me to prove myself as being strong and worthy,” I said and took my seat on Jean’s couch.I had come to tell him what had befalle
EMBER's POV"wrestle a bear?" I asked in utter confusion, as I looked from my father to my brother and back to my father again, hoping one of them would tell me that it was all a joke. But they stayed looking so sober that I knew that this wasn't a joke of any sort.But they stayed, looking sober, a
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
He looked at me with that scowl, before shaking his head, "about an hour ago." That was several hours after the meeting. "I know this is hard to believe. Me being a new employee and all. But if I can get evidence that this Employee's work is plagiarizing mine…" I said trailing off. His eyes were v
But regardless of it all, I asked the person to come in, "Good morning," I said watching the woman who wore a tailored suit and skirt and grimaced where she stood at the door. But Now you see it, don’t you? Now you see my displeasure at all the visits? "What is fine about the morning?" The woman
EMBER's POV "Hey, are you threatening me?" Kate asked, she was already turning red and I merely tilted my head to the side, regarding her before shrugging, "I'm merely advising you. But you're free to take it however you want." and with that, I walk away. It seems like she took my 'advice' to hea







