Helanie:
I had turned around and hugged him the minute I heard those words. I stayed hugging him while he kept his arms tightly wrapped around me for a few minutes before I began to pull away.
"I don't want you to kill him. I want him to confess," I said and noticed Emmet frowning in confusion.
"You know he would never do that," he uttered.
"Rayden did it," I replied, and he nodded.
"I—cannot believe one of my—" he placed his hand on his chest almost like he was still in pain. "I want to go strangle someone. It has to be anyone," he continued to rub his chest and wander around the office, huffing and puffing.
"You know it helps when someone listens to you," I murmured softly, and he stopped to look at me. "But I want the world to know I am not just saying it because I am some slut who—" I couldn't finish when he pointed his finger at me.