Simple.
Enough.
Emily held Leo’s hand tighter.
“They can’t take it.”
Not request.
Decision.
Daniel looked at her.
For months…
She had been unreachable.
Now she was choosing.
That mattered.
“They won’t,” he said.
Not promise.
Commitment.
The system shifted again.
This was no longer protection.
It was defense.
And defense requires action.
