#Chapter197

Emily"s POV

I rose slowly, the maid"s eyes growing wider and wider as I stood up and faced her with my eyes still watered.

"I"m getting the guards," she said and dropped her cleaning supplies to make a dash for the door but I was quick in stopping her.

"Please don"t. He knows I"m here. I don"t want to get him into trouble," I begged her.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"My name is Emily. Emily Hollen. Sebastian and I are...togeth.. we"re frie..." I was tongue tied as I remembered the reason I was crying. Apparently, the maid saw my defeat and came over and wrapped me in a...