I ran into the office and closed the door, bracing myself against the door. I focused on calming down and doing breathing exercises. Oh God. What if I made a mistake? What if Jackson hates me now? What if they come after me? And hurt me. They looked so angry. ● ● FLASHBACK ● "What are you talking about, Emmett?" Jackson inquired next to me. "Well, I'll get to that," I said quietly to him, squeezing his hand under the table. I took in a long breath and turned to the elders in the room. I willed myself to not cower and hold myself up high. I can do this. "First of all, I'd like to point out that Jackson has been doing an incredible job running this company," I said opening my tablet. "Looking at what I have, it shows that the company has grown by a good 38%, which is the greatest

