After torturing Emma for about an hour, Michelle decided to leave. She couldn’t stay away for too long because it would raise suspicion and not do her any favors when it came to her issues with the elders. Axel helped her come up with a story. Although she had not seen anyone around when she was walking to the parking lot with Emma, she was pretty sure that someone must have seen her with the redhead. She needed a good excuse to explain her lonesome return. Besides, even the guard at the gate had seen them when he opened it for them.

By the time Michelle was leaving, Emma had...