Episode 20 – Heartbreak Once More
The night had been long, but not nearly long enough.
Emma Carter sat on the edge of her bed, staring at her reflection in the small oval mirror propped against the wall. Her fingers tightened around the hem of her dress until her knuckles turned white. The face staring back at her was pale, sleepless shadows smudging beneath her eyes. A stranger’s face, hollowed by dread.
The words still rang in her ears. The threats, the warnings, the whispers traced back to the Blackwood name. Adrian had promised to protect her. Promised. Yet each promise felt like another crack, another reminder of how far apart their worlds were.
And now, tonight, she would have to face it all.
The Blackwoods had insisted Adrian attend the gala. A grand affair dripping in power, w
