Emily’s POV
“Why did you do that?” I yelled as soon as Jason finally released me, my voice sharp and trembling from the emotions I had been holding inside. My throat burned from shouting, and the sound echoed in the vast, suffocating silence of the room.
Jason did not answer immediately. His eyes were fixed somewhere far away, as though he had chosen to retreat into another world where I could never reach him. It was the same way it had always been. I begged for attention, for answers, while he stayed locked inside walls I could not break through.
“I have things to take care of,” he said finally, his tone cold and detached, as if each word was chosen to pierce me. He made no effort to look at me, as though my presence and my pain meant nothing.
I stepped into his path, blocking him. My
