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."

things would be different? I never accepted your father's offer for you to replace my daughter Katrina. So tell me. He asked, folding his

words failing to leave

But I needed this.

to be to you if I remain indoors

said

him for the test of my life, but

no issues using his money all my life, but I needed to do something for

forehead as if I

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

He

be serious

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that? He sounded as if he was doing

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to a university was that I wanted to know how it would feel

stress me.

a university was my

know it. I want to go

He leaned forward, his elbows resting on the desk,

"And that's final."

but I refused to back down. "I'm serious, Silas. I can't do this anymore. You don't

didn't he

some sort of

eyebrow, a flicker of amusement

you throw a tantrum? You

that position was thay I was going to

me and even his body movements angered me to

all this is to you? A game of power?"

I'm a person, with

he understands

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