Emma's silence at Melvina's question almost gave Derek a heart attack. He panicked, although not visible on his exterior features, thinking that his little witch wouldn't want a life with him, after finding out about his true nature. He wasn't even sure he would be able to let her go if she rejected him.
"Emma, they are waiting for your answers." Prescott told a quiet Emma telepathically, and she nodded, signifying that she knew.
She was actually thinking about her family, about Amelia. She hasn't spoken to her sister in like forever, and now she was leaving her to be a luna in some pack. Would Amelia even believe her? What of her parents? Even if there was the possibility that they weren't her real parents, they had still trained her well, at least she hadn't lacked the basic comfort, or slaved away as a housemaid. They had the chance to do that, and they hadn't. For that, she was grateful.
So, how could she leave them?
