Chapter 35 — What Love Isn’t
Emmelyn’s POV
Leaning against Violet, I allowed her to wrap her hands around me and for what felt like forever, I remained in her arms.
I had stopped crying now but my heart was still heavy. The stream beneath us gurgled quietly in contrast to the storm crashing inside my chest. I could barely breathe without feeling a sharp ache twist through my ribs.
Each time I blinked, I saw them; Jaxon and Riley. It was as if they were a stone throw away from me, holding hands, laughing at little jokes they shared among themselves, whispering and sharing kisses at intervals.
Right now I was finding it too difficult to discern which one was hurting me more. If it was seeing it or the fact that he let it happen.
Violet pulled back gently and then cupped my face in he
