The Embers We Ignite

Context

Author’s Note

For the reader who seeks more grims than cliches, I hope your heart simmers.

For the enthusiastic lover, may the future not be bleak in the end.

And for the last chosen, allow your courage- no matter how tiny- to burn like embers.

You'll be amused by the opportunities you set ablaze.

Warmest regards,

Frances Ford

@freethefee

Key Elements: • TEWI follows the traditional stance on paranormal shifter romance • CONSENT is honored in this story (characters will not be together for the sake of "mates"... relationships are built overtime) • REALISM is in the context (as much as one can possibly attempt in a supernatural/paranormal story) and will include trigger warnings for mentions of any abuse, language, environment, etc

READERS DISCRETION ADVISED Trigger warnings will be included in the chapters needed. Following triggers may include but are not limited to: abuse (verbal/ emotional/mental), wrongful imprisonment, death (blood/gore/magical elements), adult dialect, mental illness or ailments, etc...

*Audience is intended for 18+ due to explicit content*

READERS' DISCRETION ADVISED for the following reasons:

1. Parental Guidance; some chapters may be too intense for a younger audience (some chapters may mention lewd content, crudeness, violence, mention of r*pe & domestic violence, etc)

2. Adult Dialect; some lingo may not be appropriate for the reader

3. Mention of Mental Illness; in a fictional world stricken with discrimination and greed, the realism of mental illness or ailments should be mentioned. While an appropriately aged audience can relate to the struggles of characters, it's advised to proceed with caution (trigger warnings will be added at the top of chapters that will contain said triggers.)

4. Real-World Issues; Events in the story may be too intense for some readers (poverty, slander, injustice, death, discrimination)

5. Magical & Supernatural Elements

PACKS:

1. Blackwell; surname and pack of the late King Leonidas

2. Walkers; surname and pack of eastern bordering pack led by Alpha Colt

3. Redwood; surname of the former Alpha Torrus; led by eldest son Alpha Kobay

4. Silver Crest; named after ancestral

5. "Rogues"; a cluster of rejected wolves who serve under Fachnan Judas, King of Rogues

CHARACTERS:

1. Gahiji Iniko: Alpha to Silver Crest

2. Torrus Redwood: Former Alpha to Redwood (father to Kobay & Ty Redwood)

3. Leonidas Blackwell: Fallen Alpha to Blackwell

4. Kahina Blackwell: Fallen Luna to Blackwell 5. Talon Walker; Alpha to Walker (father to Vanessa)

6. Vanessa Walker; princess and daughter to Alpha Talon & betrothed to Redwood's alpha

7. Cyrus Calaway; Gahiji's beta and adoptive father to Tiny

8. Silas; Silver Crest gamma, father to triplets (Maya, Michael, Aspen)

9. Teresa Claw; Silver Crest den mother, responsible for the care of orphans and young mothers

10. Tiny Calaway: apprentice den mother, archer

11. Akila Stone: second apprentice den mother

12. Serene Amenos: third apprentice den mother

13. Victoria Stone: "Tori", fourth apprentice den mother; Akila's twin sister

14. Dominic Ford: Alpha Kobay's beta

15. Ryan Hudson: Alpha Kobay's gamma and more...