Asher's expression changed. And so did Eve's and Emmett's.
The furrow between their brows deepened.
"How's that possible?" Eve muttered under her breath.
"No way. Impossible," Emmett also shook his head. But then, suddenly, his eyes brimmed with determination before he asked cautiously, "If it's true, then when are we going to end him for good?"
The moment he said that, the air turned completely silent.
Ford and Asher turned to glare at him, while Eve immediately smacked the back of his head.
"Do you wish to be dead?"
Emmett was immediately thrown off. Staggering a few steps forward from the momentum, he held the back of his head and turned around to look at Eve, his gaze carrying a clear sense of grievance, as though he was the one being wronged.
