Chapter 7. Really Leaving Home

“No, I don’t believe that. He is a hardworking man, my father, he wouldn’t run away from his responsibility.”

“I thought so too my darling, I thought so too.” My uncle said with a fake look of sadness on his face. I knew he didn’t mean that.

“Don’t I at least get to say if I consent to this……….”

“Consent?” my uncle got up and came to meet me where I was standing. He took my hand in his. “Lovette you need to learn that in the positions we find ourselves in in life, most of the times our consent doesn’t matter, we must perform our duties whether we like it or not. My dear you cant become like your father and run away from your responsibilities or I fear what the fate of this pack will become………”

“My father did not……….”

“You will not speak when I am speaking Lovette.” He cut me off coldly. I couldn’t hold his gaze anymore. The fear had taken over and now all I wanted to do was go back to my room. I felt like…….like he would hurt me.

“You will pr