Fearless Little Werewolf by Katie Salidas

Author:Katie Salidas [Salidas, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: paranormal fantasy, Coming of Age, Young Adult, werewolf
Publisher: Rising Sign Books
Published: 2016-10-04T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Soldiering through the remainder of the day without shedding a tear ranked up there with one of the hardest things Giselle had ever done. And when the bell rang at the end of her final class, Giselle opted to walk home rather than deal with her sisters nosing into her business. News traveled faster than the speed of light in high school. Without a doubt they’d already heard, and she’d have to face that conversation soon enough. It would be on her terms, though, when she was ready to deal with the scrutiny and the platitudes about it being better to end it now than later.

Giselle held it together all through the long walk home and even as she entered through the front door of her house. Passing by the happy couple Jeffrey and Christina lounging on the couch nearly sent her into a fit of waterworks, though, and it was all she could do to make it to the room where her father was staying before she completely lost it all.

He was her rock, silent and steadfast, a pillar of strength despite the fact he was little more than a vegetable.

Orion’s room was large, a second master in Martina’s two-story home, complete with a set of French doors looking out onto the patio. His seat had been turned to face the back yard so that he might enjoy the view; if in fact he was able to see. Giselle hoped deep down that he could, and it was easier for her to think of him doing so. He looked so much at peace; whereas her emotions were at war on a scarred battlefield with no hope of survivors.

“He dumped me!” She melted into a sobbing pile of emotions in front of her father. “Is it always going to be like this?”

If ever there was a time she needed an answer, it was then. A comforting pat on the back, or some kind words of encouragement. She’d get none of that from her family. None of them had ever dated out of their species. Even if they had, it wouldn’t matter. Martina had the entire family in a frenzy of planning so that they might appear perfect for the Alphas’ arrival.

A dirty little thought snuck into her mind at that moment. What if she hadn’t pressed her luck at all with Damien? He hadn’t seemed all that mad the last time she’d been with him. Annoyed, maybe, but not mad enough to break things off. How much of this decision to break up had been pressure from both families for the sake of appearing perfect for the Alphas?

“I wish I could talk to you, Father.” Giselle squeezed her eyes shut in the hopes of stemming the flow of tears. “I wish I knew what you’d faced. How to deal with all of this.”

He’d been guilty of loving a witch. The family had made no secret that it was the reason he’d had to abdicate this title. But there had to be more to the story.

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