MERRIELYNN.
"That's... a whole f*****g lot."
Emories expression was winded.
And it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it'd been like that for the last five minutes.
I spilled everything. The kidnapping, the blackmail. The pool incident, Cormac taking me home, the panic attacks, the nightmares getting worse, and every single moment that had left me questioning everything about Cormac. I told her how Cormac was more than just the person everyone at Pinnthorpe feared—and how confusing that was.
And… the recent marking.
I sighed, rubbing my forehead. “Yeah. Em, I feel like I’m losing it.”
“You’re not losing it,” she said firmly.
I let out a weak laugh. “You think so?”
“I know so,” she said, her confidence steady. “And you know what? We’re not sitting around tonight while you stew in t
