Ember's POV 

 

 "Ember!" Faye squealed loudly, bursting into my room. 

 

 "Keep your voice down Faye," I glared at her, taking her by surprise. 

 

 "You'll wake the kids up."

 

 She gaped at me in surprise, her eyes soon overshadowed by disappointment.

 

 "How is it that you're already awake this early?" She asked, frowning and I smiled, combing my hair out.

 

 "Well, I couldn't sleep for long so I woke up quite early," I lied through my teeth, smiling at my reflection in the mirror. Truth was that I spent the remaining hours of my night talking to Everest.

 

 Never for once would I have envisioned Everest and I, sitting down to...