Devon

Devon

I am here again sitting beside Emerald as she lies in her bed in the hospital. I was hoping that this would not happen again but here we are. This time is different, though. She was protecting her friend that was hurt and her aunt, so I can’t be angry about that. I go to stand up, and I let out a groan. I know I am going to be so fucking sore tomorrow. I hear Nate let out a groan of his own and smirk. He is in the same position I am in. When we learned that Esme was mated to Vaccaro, we honestly didn’t even think about telling Emerald. I figured that she would hear it from someone. Well, she obviously didn’t.

__FLASHBACK___

We were sitting at the table eating breakfast when Vaccaro’s mother showed up. He asked her why she was there. When she answered that she was there to see her niece and daughter-in-law, I could feel Emerald’s eyes burning into the side of my head. I knew Nate was getting the same response. We tried to ignore it and started talking to the oth