Emily
I let out a breath I hadn't realized I was holding, my shoulders slumping as the last of my adrenaline seeped away. My mind however refused to rest. It snagged on the ignored call from his mother.
Why? Why wouldn't he pick up a call from his own mother? My thoughts immediately crawled back to the words Sophie said.
I squeezed my eyes shut, shaking my head as if to physically dislodge the insidious whisper of her voice. No! Sophie was a master manipulator, a woman scorned and desperate. I couldn't let her win., I trusted Lucas. I didn’t want to think about it anymore so I just made my way to the bed and closed my eyes, I fell asleep immediately.
The sudden morning light that filtered through my window woke me up, I took my bath and chose a simple navy-blue dress, and pulled my h
