Chapter Seventy Six
Emory’s POV
The conflict in Alessandro’s features was palpable and no matter how hard I tried to make meaning to what he said and what was happening, I just couldn’t. I couldn’t make peace with the fact that he lied to me since forever when I had been nothing but plain and transparent with him. I felt betrayed.
“I’m sorry Emory. I know my apologies might mean nothing to you now, but I just want you to know it was never my intention to hurt you. I kept these from you for a good cause. Knowing you, you wouldn’t rest until you get to the very bottom of the whole thing hastily and that was what I was trying to prevent. I didn’t want you to make a rash move that would alert our enemies and seeing how desperate and shaken you were from all that happened I just couldn’t he
