CHAPTER SIXTEEN – A CHOICE WITH NO WINNERS
The gun clattered to the ground.
The silence that followed was thick, suffocating, unbearable.
Emily’s chest heaved, her pulse roaring in her ears as she stood frozen between James and Olivia.
Her best friend’s betrayal still burned through her like fire, searing every nerve, twisting in her stomach like something toxic.
James stood at her side, steady, unflinching, his blue eyes sharp and deadly. Locked on Olivia.
Like a predator assessing its prey.
His grip on his gun was loose—but Emily wasn’t stupid. James never let his guard down. Not really.
He was waiting.
Waiting for her to decide.
"Your call, Princess."
James’s words hung in the air like a loaded gun, thick with tension and something else—something dark.
Emily’s gaze snapped b
