Chapter 26: Emma's POV: When Destiny Comes Knocking
It's been two days, and I still couldn't wrap my mind around what had happened. I had too many questions swirling around my head, too many emotions that wouldn't settle. A part of me finally accepted that neither he nor his friends would come to kill me for what I saw. Well, most likely not. So the fear had ebbed a little.
But replacing that fear was a potent cocktail of uncertainty and dread. Was life as I knew it over? The reality of living with this chilling knowledge was starting to sink in, gradually freezing my senses.
I was still in bed, in my comfort clothes - an oversized T-shirt I bought years ago, my hair tied in a messy bun. I hadn't eaten anything since Saturday and was so hungry my stomach started to hurt. But the sight o
