Chapter .4.

I walk back into the pack house, pausing at the doorway to wipe my feet on the rug- my spirits lifted from talking to Schulman and Leo.

They come plummeting back down the moment I look up and see father's angry face.

I remain silent as he comes forward, arms crossed and familiar glare piercing into me.

"Dad let me-"

"What." He stops short a few inches from me, using his height to an advantage as he looks down from above, "were you thinking?"

I swallow thickly and glance behind him, checking to see if maybe mother or Sandra were there.

But there's no one.

I look back up to him, pulling myself up to my full height as I glare back.

"I drove to see if they would accept me."

"And did they?"

I flinch from his disbelieving tone.

".... No..."