Chapter 3

I looked at William.

He looked back at me.

I spoke slowly.

"At the hotel," I said.

There was a two-second silence on the other end.

"You... you're with him?" Emily's voice trembled.

"Yes," I replied.

"How could you? You used my pictures to fool him, and now you're actually with him..." Emily's tone was full of disbelief.

She couldn't finish her sentence.

I finished her sentence for her.

"Slept with him?" I supplied.

William's face darkened.

Not because I said anything harsh.

It was because Emily was listening.

He reached to hang up.

I dodged his hand.

"Emily, do…