Chapter 164

Author’s POV

Emily’s words were not just words; they were an atomic bomb with the intent to destroy me from the inside out. Her statement made time freeze… I stared at her for a long moment, yet I couldn’t understand her, even though I had heard her clearly.

This had to be some kind of joke, right?

Yes, this was nothing but a bad joke.

Or maybe a nightmare.

I blinked several times, hoping and praying that I would wake up from it all, but when I opened my eyes, Emily was still standing there, pointing at Magnus.

I let out a bitter laugh. I parted my lips several times, trying to say something—anything—and not just stand there like a pathetic loser while her words destroyed me slowly.

“You—are joking, right?” I finally choked out, my lips trembling so hard that I had to press them together into a thin line just to stop the tremors coursing through them. “You are joking, right?”

Emily stared at me, dead in the eyes. “No, I’m not jo