Autumn
Autumn hoisted herself over the sill of her bedroom window, and over onto the desk she"d placed there purposefully for this reason. It wasn"t the quickest way into the house, but it was the best one when she wasn"t supposed to be out of it. Despite being in her mid-twenties, her father still liked to think he could boss her around.
Unfortunately, according to dryad customs, he could. And that was without taking into account the fact that she was tethered to one of the giant willow trees in the garden.
Maybe she shouldn"t have been sneaking out, but it was the only way she could do her work and earn her own money so one day she"d be able to show everyone that she was more than just the spoiled daughter of rich parents.
"Where have you been?"
Autumn jumped as her father"s voice b
