IN A WAR TO HAVE HER.

tting to listen to me'' Dad expressed jo

ghter, but my only daughter. I hold her in high esteem. She'

. Nan." Dad tells the Wolf Master. "She does

the action more roug

ever there was one." He pulls me into his s

it, I keep my mouth shut. Now is real

nd hunt, and she has a go

m the useless screw-up, so you can't blame me for being shocked

owards me, and I was really wondering.

's just fed up with listening. He was busy facing the ground a

esn't even seem possible. His entire body is shaking, as if i

draw my arms closer to my sides, trying to look smaller, more submissive

ollars, so you're actually getting yourself

get indebted to such a giant sum? I look between Dad an

lean it up. He mentioned cool, cleaning, and hunting,

to settle that kind of debt? Months or years? It is perplexing, and I

ut in my head. I get paid minimum wage at the dine

hours a week, that would be... crap, I have no idea. I can't count on

y? Or even two years, maybe much longer than that? Seven thousand dol

handle the situation at hand? Just that he sold off some land

owed money at a high interest rate but could no

way of life has put him in trouble. "What would

to. She's a hard worker, so she'll earn her keep, and then some." DMC says nothing, a

to work for DMC. He wants to sell me to DMC on the grounds of arranged marriage

of it and realize I fell asleep doing homework. I pinch my hand,

oney." Dad laughs. "How hard is it to sell a young gi

r," DMC growls, "you will have no say in what I do with her. You will never see your daughter again. I wil

her until all conditions are met! Is that understood?" DMC takes a

h replacing the hope and worry that I sm

s. "I will forgive you

ings my way," Dad sm

one! Is this a joke? Did he get one of his buddies to p

ty serious, and somehow I can't see him as one

still my father! I never imagined h

il I finished high school, I'd get out of here, away

I would have run away years ago. The deed is done already. I have b

ssible. I need to shift, to escape... to run and never stop. I try

ut DMC grabs my other shoulder. His grip isn't painful, b

iful name my mom gave me sound. "If you try to run, I will tr

glare making me tremble. His arm is s

does too, and it takes everything I have to force myself not to make a run for it.

f Wolf. I can only hope that I'm going to be a housekeeper and not something disgus

re, I start to shake my head, but then DMC s

assage to my bedroom. I pick up my duffel bag on autopilot and begi

can have this sort of it over Wolves; that it c

aggerating, or maybe just making the whole thing up to mess with order, but if I

starts to dissipate. Suddenly, I have an overwhelming urge to climb out the window and ru

n and strong. It's weird how that works, but we have

her Wolves. That's why no pack has ever wanted us. Even i

e he catches me, he might kill me on the spot, beat the crap out

en the time is right, I will make a run for it. I just hope it won't be too late. I will definitely find my wa

ossible. I need to shift, to escape to run and never stop. I try t

him and almost break free, bu

it's strong, and he has no t

e way he makes the beautiful name my

father." DMC growls, and I freeze, his menacing glare making

does too, and it takes everything I have to force myself not to make a run for it.

ff Wolf. I can only hope that I'm going to be a housekeeper and not something disgu

re, I start to shake my head, but then DMC s

assage to my bedroom. I pick up my duffel bag on autopilot and begi

can have this sort of DMC over Wolves; that it c

aggerating, or maybe just making the whole thing up to mess with order, but if I

starts to dissipate. Suddenly, I have an overwhelming urge to climb out the window and ru

n and strong. It's weird how that works, but we have

her Wolves. That's why no pack has ever wanted us. Even i

he catches me, he might kill me on the spot, beat the crap out o

act weak and obedient, DMC will lower his guard. Th

y way out of his home, and in no time, I will carry out my