Chapter Eighteen: Mall & All Wednesday Cont. Emerald's POV: Fudge, fudge! I should have brought that up after a bit of coaxing. Before I could get a word out in my defence, I heard Hannah's voice in my head, ‘I know you're all about being righteous and not lying, but if you want to save your ass from them, you better make something up and pronto.’ I knew they'd probably figure it out if I lied because of the growing bond, and my heartbeat would skyrocket. I didn't want to risk it; plus, if this whole relationship worked, we needed to be honest. I didn't want to open a door where lying to one another would be okay because it is sure as hell wasn't. I took a deep breath, and with as much confidence as I could, I replied, "If you let me finish, I would have told you that I remembe