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."

your father's offer for you to replace my daughter Katrina. So tell me. He

unclenched, words failing to leave

But I needed this.

if I remain indoors for the rest of

one said

for the test of my

my life, but I needed

rubbing his forehead as if

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

He

can't be serious

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that? He sounded as

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was that I wanted to know how it would feel

stress me.

university was

you know it. I want to go out, be in

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

"And that's final."

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

didn't he understand

stay locked up like some

eyebrow, a flicker of amusement crossing

think that's going to change if you throw a

thay I was going to be beneath

intensity of his stare on me and even his body

that all this is to you? A game of power?" I shot

not just a pawn. I'm

yhe sooner he understands that, thr

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