Her father sighed and said, “My family isn’t much better. Witches also have a hierarchy in their families, but I wanted nothing to do with it, much to my mother’s and father’s dismay. I left as soon as I was old enough, and I haven’t looked back.”
Taking a look at his wife, then his daughter, he added, “I haven’t needed to.”
They both smiled at him, then Lizzie asked, “You haven’t seen your family since you left?”
He shook his head and said, “They haven’t tried to contact me, and I haven’t tried to contact them, so I think we both feel the same way about each other.”
Lizzie was quiet for a moment.
Then she said, “That’s kinda sad if you think about it.”
He nodded but remained quiet. Her mother reached over and patted his arm. He put his free hand over hers, entwining his fing
