you.”
Amber crossed the room to the table, Daray and Kade on either side of her. She sat down, Kade beside her, Daray remained standing behind her. “We’ve got two things to talk to you about.”
It didn’t take Amber long to wish she’d waited to talk to her mother alone. Charles and Helen constantly interrupted with questions, arguments and demands. When Amber asked her mother if she wanted to become a Dragon Mage there was only arguments. Even Jasper couldn’t calm Charles and Helen.
When Charles rose to his feet to glare across the table and yell some more, Amber rose too. “Would you rather someone kill her? As long as I’m a mage, she’s at risk too. And we’ve already figured out that the only way I can stop being a mage is if someone kills me.”
“Will you stop talking about killing all the time?” Donna asked.
“I wasn’t. I was talking about dying,” Amber said.
“Killing, dying, all of it. Just stop.” Donna brushed Gary’s hand away when he reached for her.
“I’m trying to keep you safe,” Amber said.
“That’s not your responsibility.” Donna looked from Amber to Jasper and back again. “Don’t either of you understand? That’s my job, not yours.”
Amber slammed her hands against the table, wishing she hadn’t when she recalled her grandfather had done the same earlier. “Then become a mage. Take the responsibility and become a mage.”
Donna rose from her seat, holding Amber’s gaze. “Why? So I can become a killer like my children?”
Amber’s jaw dropped as she continued to stare at her mother. She took a step back, her mouth closing. “Is that how you see us? As killers?”
Gary rose to his feet. “Your mother doesn’t mean that, she’s just upset. Finding out you’ll have to face something worse than dragons-”
Amber interrupted Gary as Helen, Kade and Jasper stood up, leaving only Miles seated. “There’s nothing wrong with dragons. Or at least not all dragons.”
“Of course there’s something wrong with dragons,” Charles said.
Amber opened her mouth to argue with him then snapped it closed. There was no point. She was obviously wasting her time. “The lot of you can get killed. See if I care.”
“You obviously do care.”
Amber ignored Gary’s words, his soothing tone annoying her. She pointed a finger at Charles. “I didn’t have to warn you. I don’t know you, I don’t want to know you and I don’t care about you.” She gestured towards Helen and Donna. “I came here for them. And as much of a bitch as Grandma is, she’s still my family.”
“Amber! Apologise immediately,” Donna ordered.
“Oh, like you haven’t said the same before,” Amber said.
“We are not discussing my behaviour right now. We’re discussing yours.”
Amber shook head, staring at her mother. “Unbelievable.
Un-bloody-believable. I came here to warn you. To save your lives. And what do you do? Forget it.” She turned away. “Just forget it.”
“Amber-” Jasper began.
“Forget it. I’m out of here.” She strode towards the door, sensing Kade and Daray following.
“Amber.” Jasper ran after her, grabbing her arm before she could step out of the room.
Amber shook him off. “I’m going home, Jay. Do you want Daray to take you home?”
“Don’t go like this, Amber.”
“Let her go,” Charles said. “Running away seems to be all she knows how to do.”
“I’m not running away. You know my number if you’re interested. I’m just not sticking around here to waste my breath arguing.” She held her grandfather’s gaze a moment longer before she started to turn away.
Chapter Twelve
“What about Miles?”
Kade asked Amber directly.
She looked towards Daray. “Take Miles back to Temolae Keep for me.”
Donna hurried towards Miles’ side, holding onto his upper arm. He didn’t even look at her. “You’re not taking him back just because you’re angry.”
“I’m not angry. I’m disappointed. Isn’t that what you
Amber crossed the room to the table, Daray and Kade on either side of her. She sat down, Kade beside her, Daray remained standing behind her. “We’ve got two things to talk to you about.”
It didn’t take Amber long to wish she’d waited to talk to her mother alone. Charles and Helen constantly interrupted with questions, arguments and demands. When Amber asked her mother if she wanted to become a Dragon Mage there was only arguments. Even Jasper couldn’t calm Charles and Helen.
When Charles rose to his feet to glare across the table and yell some more, Amber rose too. “Would you rather someone kill her? As long as I’m a mage, she’s at risk too. And we’ve already figured out that the only way I can stop being a mage is if someone kills me.”
“Will you stop talking about killing all the time?” Donna asked.
“I wasn’t. I was talking about dying,” Amber said.
“Killing, dying, all of it. Just stop.” Donna brushed Gary’s hand away when he reached for her.
“I’m trying to keep you safe,” Amber said.
“That’s not your responsibility.” Donna looked from Amber to Jasper and back again. “Don’t either of you understand? That’s my job, not yours.”
Amber slammed her hands against the table, wishing she hadn’t when she recalled her grandfather had done the same earlier. “Then become a mage. Take the responsibility and become a mage.”
Donna rose from her seat, holding Amber’s gaze. “Why? So I can become a killer like my children?”
Amber’s jaw dropped as she continued to stare at her mother. She took a step back, her mouth closing. “Is that how you see us? As killers?”
Gary rose to his feet. “Your mother doesn’t mean that, she’s just upset. Finding out you’ll have to face something worse than dragons-”
Amber interrupted Gary as Helen, Kade and Jasper stood up, leaving only Miles seated. “There’s nothing wrong with dragons. Or at least not all dragons.”
“Of course there’s something wrong with dragons,” Charles said.
Amber opened her mouth to argue with him then snapped it closed. There was no point. She was obviously wasting her time. “The lot of you can get killed. See if I care.”
“You obviously do care.”
Amber ignored Gary’s words, his soothing tone annoying her. She pointed a finger at Charles. “I didn’t have to warn you. I don’t know you, I don’t want to know you and I don’t care about you.” She gestured towards Helen and Donna. “I came here for them. And as much of a bitch as Grandma is, she’s still my family.”
“Amber! Apologise immediately,” Donna ordered.
“Oh, like you haven’t said the same before,” Amber said.
“We are not discussing my behaviour right now. We’re discussing yours.”
Amber shook head, staring at her mother. “Unbelievable.
Un-bloody-believable. I came here to warn you. To save your lives. And what do you do? Forget it.” She turned away. “Just forget it.”
“Amber-” Jasper began.
“Forget it. I’m out of here.” She strode towards the door, sensing Kade and Daray following.
“Amber.” Jasper ran after her, grabbing her arm before she could step out of the room.
Amber shook him off. “I’m going home, Jay. Do you want Daray to take you home?”
“Don’t go like this, Amber.”
“Let her go,” Charles said. “Running away seems to be all she knows how to do.”
“I’m not running away. You know my number if you’re interested. I’m just not sticking around here to waste my breath arguing.” She held her grandfather’s gaze a moment longer before she started to turn away.
Chapter Twelve
“What about Miles?”
Kade asked Amber directly.
She looked towards Daray. “Take Miles back to Temolae Keep for me.”
Donna hurried towards Miles’ side, holding onto his upper arm. He didn’t even look at her. “You’re not taking him back just because you’re angry.”
“I’m not angry. I’m disappointed. Isn’t that what you
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