Emmett De Loughrey
The last thing I expected walking into his office was to see Bellatrix. I already felt the guilt weighing heavily over the secrets I kept from Lazarus, and now they were devouring me because of her. My heart thudded painfully, threatening to burst from my chest.
She was ethereal from a distance and even more bewitching this close. Those piercing orbs of clear blue crystals were riddled with pain, the betrayal evident in the way it stabbed my heart. Swallowing thickly, shame blanching my skin in a cold sweat.
“Emmett.” Lazarus called.
I could tear my eyes away from her, it’s like we were locked in a trance and I truly felt doomed in this moment. I always knew that she kept putting off meeting me in person because there was no future and now…. our lives are more tangled than ever.
The scrapping of Lazarus chair reached my ears, garnering my attention. “Your majesty.” I bowed, my voice coming out winded.