Chapter 24

Emma’s POV

Ryan and I walk together to the main house just as the rain begins to fall harder, and I curse under my breath at the weather.

We plan to hold a party tonight, and the heavens think it's fit to send down a mixture of rain and ice.

I hold an umbrella and Ryana is at my side leading me along. I pause inside his door, my shoes are muddy from the damp ground. As I look around, I can't see tracking the filth across the floor.

“Emma, come in!” Ryan gives me a pair of slippers and grabs my hand to the parlor.

My gaze stares out the window anxiously at the rain-slick streets, Under this weather, Austin is crazy enough to go swimming, is he seeking death? Then why should I care about him so much?

Ryan goes to close the window, and the sharp pitter-pat of rain from outside fades to a distant sound.

The rest of the groups start to talk about gossip and their hobbies. The more they laugh, the more worried I feel.

Why I can't control my feelings toward Austin?

One of the group members i