It might have seemed foolhardy, but she refused to feel guilty. Point blank refused. And she didn’t care who knew that.
Her father saw her straighten her shoulders though and snarled, “Consider yourself lucky you’ve got a mate now, girl.”
“Why? Would you have beaten me with a stick?” she retorted, eyes flashing.
Mundo leapt to his feet. “It’s what you deserve. You were going to put your mother through hell, and for what?”
“To get away from you. From all of you,” she snarled. “From having every part of my life dictated to. From having to follow stupid Clan rules that make no sense. From having nothing explained to me.
“Do you think I’m an i***t? Do you think if I’d have known we were in danger I’d have run away?”
Annette’s voice was soft as she murmured, “Danger doesn’t work to a set
