Chapter 100

• As Emerald gradually opened her eyes, the foolishness of her earlier actions seeped back into her consciousness, forcing her to confront the impulsive decisions she had made hours before. What had she been thinking? What did she even know about intimacy? The very word felt foreign to her.
• It was clear she must have been out of her mind.
• Sitting upright and brushing her disheveled hair back from her face, she took in the spacious room around her. The layout offered little in terms of excitement; the colors were dull, yet they imparted a cozy warmth. Perhaps that solace stemmed from the soft blanket that covered a significant portion of her body.