C14 Chapter 14

Emma POV

Emma couldn’t sleep that night. Charlotte’s text lingered in her mind, each word feeling like a needle pricking at her resolve. She stared at her phone, contemplating whether to respond or block the number entirely.

“I warned you. Keep digging, and you won’t like what you find.”

The audacity of it made Emma want to throw her phone across the room. But she resisted. Instead