EMERALD
My plans for going out and using Marcus as an alibi were put on hold, because as soon as Marcus got a bit of free time from the company, he invaded my personal space every opportunity he could get. He refused to leave me alone, and the excuse was always the same every time.
I want to spend as much time with you before you go off to rehab, he'd say, he's eyes shining. It was the type of look you gave someone when you wanted them to pity you, but too bad for him. Any pity I had left for him died the day I became Francesca.
Right now, I was hiding in my room because I was going crazy from how much we were spending together. For the first time, I wanted to stay home.
"Marcus is waiting for you downstairs," Lillian said through the door. She would have come in, but I'd barred every
