Amara
My mate was inside that room
With her. They were f*****g.
The tears came fast and completely without my permission, sliding down my cheeks.
I hadn't even realized how cold my body had gone. A sob escaped through my lips before I could stop it, small and broken and awful, swallowed immediately by the quiet of the night.
I pressed my hand harder against my mouth. My shoulders shook. I squeezed my eyes shut the same way I had squeezed them just hours ago when I was waiting for the rogue to kill me.
This hurt worse than death, because at least then it was only my body at risk. Not my heart.
My legs wavered like they wanted to give up but somehow I steadied myself and finally remembered how to move.
I turned away from that room and walked, then faster, until I was back inside t
