Fear of Choices

Klaus' heart raced as he recognized Emma and he instinctively hid behind a pillar at the side of the hotel entrance.

After a few seconds, Klaus cast a furtive glance into the lobby, his heart pounding wildly, and saw Emma surrounded by Lucas and Riley once again. As she had her back turned before, for a few moments he doubted it was her, only looking at her in profile at that moment he had no more doubts.

Her blue eyes, her thin nose and her snow-white skin.... A flood of memories and emotions flooded his mind. With discretion, he took refuge behind the column again, to keep out of their field of vision.

The memory of the last time he met Emma was still as intense as an open wound, the bitter taste of disappointment lingering vividly in his mind.