The Emmaline of the past would have been scared or sad.
She would have tried to make things right.
She would have tried to do anything so that her father would smile at her.
But the Emmaline right now?
She simply folded her arms, her expression never faltering and her stance strong and proud.
"It's an agreement that you'll leave all of us alone," Emmaline enunciated slowly as if it would help him understand, "Mom, Taylor, me, Ashton and everyone in Ashton's family. Cam, too."
The pen in Aaron's grip threatened to break.
"And why would I sign this?" He glared at her.
Emmaline looked down at him and felt sorry for the man he had become.
"So that you'll stop bothering innocent people and we'll have some peace for once in our lives," She smirked.
When his face darkened and his mouth pulled into an unhappy line, she smiled bitterly.
