𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐖𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐨 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐞
Sophia sat curled up on one end of the velvet sofa, pretending to read a book she hadn't turned a page of in nearly twenty minutes. Her mind was filled with Daniela. She felt eyes on her, she turned her cheek to see her father staring down at her.
“What is?” Sophia says curiously and she glances up at him.
“The Humans..” He looks down at the newspaper in his hands that makes sophias eyes widen up. “‘Animal Attack’ is what they’re calling it now.” He says.
Sophia shrugs her shoulders "They don't know any better."
"No." His jaw tightened. "And that's exactly why they're dangerous."
Rain continued tapping against the glass.
Her father stared down at the article before setting it onto the coffee table.
Immediately, Sophia knew where this conversation was going.
"I heard you've been spending time with that girl, Daniela."
"For a vampire?" he replied coldly. "Perhaps not."
"Daniela is not the enemy."
"That is exactly the sort of thing someone says before they get hurt."
A bitter laugh escaped him.
"Sophia, I have lived long enough to watch entire wars begin because one vampire trusted the wrong wolf."
“Dad.. I- shes.. shes different!..”
“Do not defend her.” He starts being defensive.
“Dad I have no idea what you’re talking about..”
*The words hit Sophia.. all she could’ve done was stare at him.”
“Its bad for our family do you not understand that?!”
“Because of old stories?”
Her father took a slow breath.
For the first time, Sophia wasn’t backing down.
“I’m tired of pretending every werewolf is some evil creature waiting to kill me.”
“And I’m tired of pretending your feelings won’t get you hurt.” He argues back.
The argument hit her like a slap.
The thing neither of them wanted to say out loud.
Sophia looked away and somehow that hurt more than anything because if her father had noticed. Then maybe she wasn’t hiding it nearly as well as she thought. Without another word, she grabbed her coat from the back of the sofa.
The front door was already open and the cold air quickly rushed inside.
Her father’s voice stopped her for half a second and only half a second because if she turned around now, she’d stay and if she stayed, she might cry.
So she stepped outside instead. The door slammed shut behind her. The sound echoed through the estate. Sophia descended the stone steps quickly, rain soaking into her dark coat.