Chapter 74

Emma’s POV

I kept steadily regretting letting Chase know anything beyond my name.

With the kind of pictures I had floating around, I was already going out of my mind. I was trying my best to keep from tearing the skin off my bones.

I had the sort of self-loathing I experienced back at Starry. My sad, ugly life somehow couldn’t stay happy for too long.

Misfortunes were my bad habit. I had problem keeping them off. I walked right into this, that I knew.

Locked up in my room, I was losing control of my mind.

It didn’t help knowing that everyone else was so busy with every other thing.

The only person who called by or checked on me was Lily.

She called really early in the morning, sounding sleepy herself.

“Hey.” I said, as I picked up the phone.

“Hey baby girl.” I replied, sleepy.

“I don’t apologize for waking you up. I wanted my voice to be the first you hear, even before yours.” Lily was one of the few people who