Approaching me cautiously, Rae bent and retrieved the dagger from beside me as Josh placed a gentle hand on my shoulder.
"Ember, we need to move you both somewhere safe," he murmured, his voice filled with compassion.
In that moment, an irrational anger surged within me. I was grief stricken and they wanted to take him from me. No, Nate's body was not going anywhere, he was staying here with me.
"No," I hissed, my voice laced with pain and fury. "We're not going anywhere. Not yet! Let me have just a few more moments with him.." I pleaded as the tears continued to fall freely.
Rae stepped a little closer, the blade concealed somewhere underneath his robes, his voice filled with a quiet strength.
"Ember, we understand your pain, but Nate wouldn't want either of you to remai
