Chapter 325

• Emma reaches me on the platform and only the Goddess knows why, driven by the fear that by the reckless behaviour of my father she could get the wrong idea and hurt herself by touching me, I turn around, grabbing her arm that she is holding out to me.
• “Em,” my whisper joins her hiss as I already pull back. I watch her wide-eyed as a gasp resounds from the crowd. Her hand wraps around her forearm, blood dripping through her fingers.
• Goddess, it’s getting worse.