When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Emery spoke our minds though. “You cheated on me, but you’re asking me to date you again for a stupid excuse like that? And you want me to forgive my would-be killer, and you want that woman to deliver your baby? So I don’t even have a say in that? Sometimes I wonder if we’ve not dated long enough, Hunter. You don’t seem to understand me at all. What makes you think you can tell me what to do?”

At that point, even Emery thought it was pointless talking to him. She shook her head in disdain. “Get out. Before I change my mind about sparing you.”

Hunter’s face fell as she glared at Emery intently. But then he remembered how terrifying an angry Emery was, so he shot up. “I’m Xavier’s father. Nothing can change that. I’m bowing my head here so everyone can live in peace, but you burned that bridge, Emery. You’re gonna get what’s coming for you.”

Emery tossed him a dark look. “Is that all? Right. F*ck off.”

Hunter frowned, but he couldn’t say anything, so he stormed out. I looked in his direction, then I realized there was a sports car at the gates. “Can I borrow one of your cars?”

“I thought John took you here.” Emery gave John a weird look. “What are you guys doing?”

me, yes or no,”

didn’t care. I didn’t want to let him take me around anymore. We did meet some important people, but I could have met them some other day, and it would still be the same thing. Not Ashton though. I wouldn’t rest until I saw him safe

went to

somewhere else,

the firm if I knew you’d be working yourself to the bone. Just when I finally managed to take you on a day off, you just had to run off

were getting weird. Where’d the stardust crusaders go? Well, I didn’t have time to fool around, so I floored the

a call the

elevator and descended down the basement. Then I quickly went to the place I came the night before, but nobody was there to stop me.

darkness. I fumbled around for a switch, then I flicked it on.