Chapter 4

It was hard to tell how much time had passed, but the sky was already getting darker.

Nathan pushed open the bedroom door. Seeing the state I was in, he let out a heavy sigh. "Emma, I'm sorry."

He looked at me, his gaze earnest.

I turned my head away, emotionless. "What exactly are you apologizing for? Your betrayal, or for using the thing I care about most to hurt me today?"

He walked over, sat down on the edge of my bed, took my hand, and rested his forehead against it. His voice was thick with fatigue.

He said,…