Chapter 9: Unleashed
Jules
“Who was that boy?” My father asks as he strides purposely behind me.
I shake my head, confused by his behavior. “I already told you. His name is Rowan─.”
“I know his name!” He hisses angrily. “What I’m asking you is if you’re screwing him?”
I’m taken aback. My father may have been a cold man, but I’ve never heard him be so cruel.
“Are you serious right now?”
My father’s lips tighten as he takes me by the forearm and pushes me against the wall. “Listen to me and listen well, Juliet. I will not be having my daughter whoring herself to street garbage. You’re above all of that. Do you understand me?” His hands tighten around my forearm painfully as he leans close and gives me a penetrating glare.
Tears blur my eyes, but I don’t let them fall. There’s no way that I’m going to let him take this from me. My throat clogs with bile as I nod my head.