Remi objected, but Emmett smiled at the clear effort it took to make the decision. He felt like he was trying to convince a friend to sneak out late at night to eat berries from the fields, like he had done many years before. But here, the consequence was some guards and Zariah, which was much less terrifying than his mother's rage.
"It might make y'feel a little more powerful. Less like she's gonna ruin your life. C'mon. Just one inch." Emmett hopped backwards another foot. "I'm further back, so she'll kill me first. It'll give you time to get away~" He laughed.
Emmett
There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I have grown
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
But I'd be yours if you'd be mine
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
But I'd be yours if you'd be mine
