A Dog's Promise by Cameron W. Bruce
Author:Cameron, W. Bruce [Cameron, W. Bruce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Fantasy, Young Adult, Adult, Romance
ISBN: 9781250163516
Amazon: 125016351X
Goodreads: 43263220
Publisher: Forge Books
Published: 2019-10-09T07:00:00+00:00
{ TWENTY-THREE }
My nose told me ZZ and Li Min were in the house, but I didnât see them as we turned down a hall and into a room with a fire burning in a hole in the wall. Lacey and I rolled and played and chewed on each other, but reacted whenever Burke said âHey! Settle down!â We could hear anger in his voice, so we usually did Sit, being good dogs, until one of us bit the other in the face.
âThis isnât something you get a vote in, Burke. Please understand that.â
âI do understand that. I do. I get that. But youâre only seventeen!â
âMy dadâs sister was seventeen when she got married.â
âOkay, thatâs certainly relevant. Um, I have to ask,â Burke held his hand out in front of his stomach. âAre youâ¦â
Wenling frowned. âReally fat?â
âCome on.â
Lacey sprawled on her back, her teeth showing, and I put my jaws around her neck.
âNo, Iâm not. Doesnât it occur to you that maybe I want to do this?â
âReally, though? So youâre not going to college?â
Lacey twisted and jumped up and I bowed, ready for more.
âOf course I am. No one said anything about not going to college. But speaking of that, it really hurt when I sent you a message about being disqualified from the Air Force Academy and you said nothing. Why couldnât you have answered me?â
I glanced at Burke because he seemed to be staring at the floor. âYouâre right. I should have. Iâm sorry. I wasnât in a good place.â
âOkay,â Wenling responded quietly.
âBut youâre going to MU, right? Unless youâre married, I mean.â
âI am going to MU, and so is Grant. Weâre in love. People in love get married.â
Lacey and I lifted our noses in exactly the same motion. A heavy rain was pounding its way toward us.
âPeople in love donât get married when one of them just graduated from high school. I mean they do, but, I just canât see you doing that. Is it because of your parents? Your father?â
Wenling shrugged, sighing. âMaybe a little.â
âThis is so wrong! Heâs got some insane ideas that are a hundred years out of date and youâre just caving to him?â
Wenling was sad. She wiped tears from her face and Lacey was right there, wagging, trying to lick her wet cheeks, hoping to make Wenling feel better. âMy father says I have dishonored the family.â
âGod, thatâs just soâ¦â Burke lifted his hands and dropped them in his lap.
âHe was raised with very traditional values. Honor is very important to him. I think it was worse that it was in the barn, where he works, than anything else.â
âWhy didnât you just use my bedroom? It has a first-floor window.â
Wenling laughed through her tears.
âIâm actually serious.â Burke was quiet a moment, his frown deepening. âYour dad is traditional. Plus he wants the farm, right? If you marry Grant, it will be in the family. Like youâre a prostitute.â
Wenlingâs mouth dropped open. Lacey nuzzled her hand. âThat is the most offensive thing youâve ever said to me, Burke Trevino.
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