Accept
The argument outside Ember's door ends with her mother roaring. Silence. Ember chuckles before returning her attention back to you.
She tells you that she wants you as her mate and that her mother has decided that Slag will perform the marriage the following night. Her eyes burn like solar fire as she gazes into your ice blue eyes.
The two of you end up coiled together as you watch the fire die down. Ember clutches you in her arms as she sleeps.
Your head swirls as you drift off to sleep. You've gained a home and a mate in one fell swoop. "Not bad!" you think.
Written by SkyBrigidRain on 24 September 2017