Esme returned to Adelynn's apartment dejectedly.
"Esme!" Adelynn's worried voice cut through the fog of her despair. She rushed over to her. "Thank goodness you are back. I was…" Her words trailed off, her steps coming to a halt momentarily the moment she saw Esme's tear-streaked cheeks. "What happened to you?" She reached out, her hands gripping Esme's shoulders with gentle urgency. "Is everything alright?"
Esme couldn't control her emotions any longer. She crumpled into Adelynn's arms, burying her face in her friend's shoulder. Sobs wracked her body, each one a choked expression of the heartbreak.
Adelynn's heart lurched. "Esme, why are you crying? Did something happen? Did he… did Silas do something to you?" Her mind jumped to the worst conclusions, fueled by Silas's reputation.
Esme pulled back slightly, a watery sob escaping her lips. "I fell in love with him," she confessed.
