Emily Harper
An erratic beating started inside my chest. All of a sudden, I found it hard to breathe. As I stood up, I felt my world spinning, and I had to grab a hold of something to keep myself from falling.
"No, you're lying! You're lying!" Anna Lorraine Dupont yelled as she shook her head. Her eyes were wet with tears, her shoulders trembling as she wept. Oh my goodness, I thought as I struggled to catch my breath.
"I'm not lying, Anna," I heard Rye say, but I couldn't bring myself to look up. "I do love Emily. I always have and I always will."
"NO!" she screamed, her voice echoing through the hall. "You love me, Lucas," she said, pleading with him. "I know you do! Mon amour, what about our past? Will you throw that all away for this salope?"
"You were the one who threw away our
