Chapter 56Emery
“Good. This is good.” It was only a cup of hot chocolate, but the warmth definitely helped clear Emery’s head. Not completely, but at least she knew where she was, if not clearly who.
And Lina was at her side, close enough that their legs were touching. That warmth was even more comforting. Something Emery drew strength from, even if it was against her better judgment.
Judgment be damned! Nothing good was coming of the internal battle Emery was fighting. The effects were scary. She’d been close to losing her sanity, had almost completely gone off the deep end. She’d upset her parents with her breakdown, when she’d only needed to withdraw to try to process things that made no sense to her. What she had allowed to happen to her terrified not only her parents, it made her f
