"Don't pretend that you don't know what I'm talking about!" he shouted, fuming, then spat on the ground. "You might be able to fool inexperienced wolves like your brother or Emett, but you can't fool me!" My whole body trembled as he moved closer to me. I had never been scared of my father before, but now I was genuinely worried that he would harm me to the point that I wouldn't be able to move.
"What a shameful she-wolf you've become. Did you really think that using rose water would hide your heat?" The word "heat" made me cry, and I shook my head.
"Please, Father, let me explain," I pleaded.
"Explain what?" he shouted again. "How can you explain that you lay with a male before the Moon Goddess agreed? How can you explain how you've become so filthy?" His voice echoed in the small shel
