DANIKA
I should turn away and run. Pretend I was never here. But I can't. I'm frozen in place, my heart threatening to explode in my chest.
"Filthy way? Let me guess, Tyler blabbed," Kaziel says to my dad, and suddenly, I hear a scuffle. My eyes go wider. Did Dad just attack him? While I worry about that, Kaziel's deep laughter floats through the door, caressing my ears.
"Don't be ridiculous, Matthew. Danika is more precious to me than anything else. Maybe a part of me wants to see what she'll look like when she's wild and unrestrained. But I do care for her," Kaziel tells my dad, and I grimace. He didn't even bother lying.
"You bastard. Stay away from my daughter. You should be ashamed of yourself!"
"Ashamed? Never."
"I'll take this up with the school's board or with the council. I'
