Chapter 51

"What do you mean leave!" Silas asked, and I finally realized what it sounded like to him.

"I didn't mean it that way, I just meant that I wanted to start going for classes. Chase a degree,"

I've been indoors since I got here and it's starting to be boring.

I took a deep breath, trying to steady myself. I wasn't sure what is reply would be, but I had to try.

"I want to go to school."

He stared at me for a moment, as if he didn't quite understand what I'd just said.

Then, slowly, he shook his head, a small, humorless smile tugging at his lips.

My brows furrowed in confusion on why he was laughing and then his reply came.

"No," he said simply as if it wasn't even up for discussion.

1 blinked, taken aback by how easily he dismissed me.

"What do you mean, no? I need this, Silas. I can't just stay here. locked away like some... prisoner," I said matter of factly, expecting him to understand me.

I couldn't remain in this house for the rest of my life, I needed to do something for myself.

My fists clenched by my side and I stared at him, nose flaring. J.

He couldn't take this away from me.

"You are a prisoner," he replied bluntly, his gaze unwavering. "You forget your place, Katrina."

What?

Anger flared inside me. "You can't keep me here forever! I deserve a life, too. You promised things would be different, and yet here I am stuck, while you get to do whatever you want."

father's offer for you to replace my

words failing to

But I needed this.

you if I remain indoors for

one said I

test of my life, but still used it as

all my life, but I needed to do

let out a slow sigh, rubbing his forehead as if

that desperate for an education, you can take online classes. That is my

He

can't be

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lesson? What was I supposed to do with that? He

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point of me wanting to go to a university was that I wanted to know

stress me.

university was my

and you know it. I want to go

in, his voice sharp now. He leaned forward, his elbows resting on the desk, eyes

"And that's final."

to back down. "I'm serious, Silas. I can't

didn't he

some sort of prisoner. It was

an eyebrow, a flicker of

you throw a tantrum? You

that position was thay I was going to be beneath

intensity of his stare on me and even his body movements angered

you? A game of power?" I shot back, frustration boiling

just a pawn. I'm a

sooner he understands that,

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