Emma opened her mouth as if to argue but Eliana raised a hand and shook her head, telling her to not. “If you have even a single shred of gratitude in your bones then you’ll answer me.”

“I can’t just-”

“Yes you can, I can arrange for you to disappear again. You can travel anywhere you want, as long as it’s far away from my son”, Eliana said, her voice like a judge’s mace, echoing finality. 

Emma shook her head, as though she didn’t want to believe it. And in a way, she ...