~Colt~I amble around my house, shaking my goddamn head. Everywhere I look, I see Emma. Clutching her cookies in my foyer. Bending over my pool table. Undressing in my dining room. Spreading her naked body across my bed.And now she’s gone. I fear for good.Goddamn it, I feel like I’ve taken a dull knife, jabbed it into my chest, and fucking gutted myself.You always suspected you were all wrong for her. Good job proving it.“Fuck off,” I snarl at the voice in my head.I glance at the wall clock. A little after six. After driving all night, I should be starving and exhausted. I should have consumed half my refrigerator and crashed until dusk. But no. I choked down an egg and a few crackers, took a scalding shower, then tossed and turned in my pristinely made bed for a few hours.Sleep hasn’t come, not with my head turning and my guts rolling.I opt for whiskey instead.Bottle in hand, I screw off the cap, plant myself in front of my massive-ass TV, and flip through the colleg
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