Charis
"You wouldn't have agreed if I'd told you the truth," Vale replied coldly.
"You're damn right I wouldn't have! Because what you're doing is wrong! I saw girls my age there, being intimate with those so-called Alphas. What was that, Headmistress? Why did you take me there?"
"The other girls are none of your business. "You're being naive and ungrateful," Vale snapped. "I've protected you, given you shelter, kept your secret safe. This is how you repay me?"
You tried to own me. You're just angry I bit the leash before you could yank it. By refusing to be your pawn in whatever sick game you're playing? Yes, that's precisely how I repay you!"
For a heartbeat, neither of us said anything. Then I took a step back, my heart pounding and tears prickling at my eyes.
I turned toward the door, done with the conversation.
"If you walk out that door, Charis, you'll regret it," Vale called after me.
I paused at the door and looked back at her one final time.
