Future Magical Queen Ember When I awoke in the morning, I didn't want to get out of bed. I would have to deal with everything I hadn't handled yesterday and wasn't ready. I wasn't prepared to hear about everything my parents had gone through. I was also worried about what Ben had found. He was on the mission to find Lily's mother. I moaned when Nathan kissed my bare shoulder. We were still tangled up from last night. I smiled as he gripped my hip from behind. "We need to get up, baby." He chuckled when I whimpered. "I would rather stay in bed, naked, with you, but your parents are waiting. Also, Lily is up." I turned to face him, "Or we can run away." He smiled and kissed my nose. "Everything will work out, baby." he caressed my cheek, and I leaned into his touch. "I'm sorry about my

