Emma's POV.
Manfrid's offer kept swimming through my mind.
"I'll kill him for you. All you have to do is ask."
I was angry at Joseph. I hated him for everything that he had done. I wanted him to be stopped. I didn't want him to take my child away from me, but when push came to shove, would I really be able to go through with it? Was I really capable of killing someone? Even if that someone was an evil, ruthless monster that probably deserved to die.
I didn't have the answer to that question, and the fact that my immediate response wasn't, no, scared me more than I wanted to admit.
Joseph hadn't spoken to me again after that conversation. If anything, he seemed even more removed from me and more determined to take my child than ever.
I thought back to the night of my engagement and bi
