Emily Harper
I seemed to have frozen. My voice was gone, my legs had turned to stone. I felt like I was going to throw up. My heart was beating so hard that I thought it was going to explode. I was shaking, but I was not sure whether it was fear or cold. I knew that whatever he was going to say, it was not going to be good. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. I couldn't believe that the man that I loved was capable of saying those words to me.
The moment he said my name, he took a step closer to me. I took another step backwards and he followed. Another step backwards, he followed. When I reached the wall, I lifted my hands in front of me. "Rye, stop," I said, my voice shaking. "Stop this."
"Don't go near him, Miss Harper," shouted one of the guards.
At that, Rye turned to look at the
