Chapter 148 Love Must Sometimes Cruel

• Emily walked quickly toward the library, her book clutched tight against her chest, her knuckles pale with the pressure.
• The guilt over what she’d just done to Justin sat like a stone in her stomach, heavy and cold. Every step she took seemed to press it deeper, until it felt like she could barely breathe. She could still see his face… the confusion, the hurt… when she’d cut him down with those words. Lies. All lies.
• She kept her eyes forward, but the prickling at the back of her neck told her she wasn’t alone. She didn’t have to turn around to know it… the rhythm of footsteps behind her wasn’t random. Not too close, not too far. Just enough to shadow her.