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this there!” her father commanded.
* * * *
Sierra walked away from everyone. She stumbled a couple of times walking towards the conference room, her limbs still stiff. Garth and Roman tried to hold her to their sides, but she slipped past them, following her father. Her grandmother waved her hands, and plaster gathered and slipped back to where it had been. Wood beams slid into place fortifying the walls as the mess cleared and the hallway reformed as it was before.
The conference room quieted when they walked in. People stared at them. They had heard everything. Amy and Linda ran to her and wrapped their arms around her, dragging her to a nearby corner.
“Are you okay? Don’t worry, your father will cool down if you just tell him the truth,” Amy said in a hushed voice as the rest of the family filed into the room.
“I’m fine. Grandmother healed me completely. I better get up there now. He’s glaring at me.” She left her friends and walked towards her father. Next to him, her mates frowned at her.
“How long have you known that you’ve had a Witch’s powers? When did you learn the skill level you have demonstrated, and why didn’t you tell us for God’s sake?” Drake snarled, his eyes turning red.
Sierra stepped back. She’d never seen her father so mad. “I really didn’t know I had the power until last month. I just know the spells when I need them—just like the protection bubble.” She looked at Garth and Roman, grateful she’d used her magic. “I didn’t know about it until the last moment, and the words just flew out of my mouth,” Sierra said quietly.
Sierra knew everyone in the room waited to see what would happen next.
“Why didn’t you come to me?” he demanded. “We could’ve worked with your power.” He inched closer to her, grabbed her arms and shook her.
Her face heated, and anger surged through her. He would never do this to Lily, his precious eldest daughter.
“You want to know why I never told you?” She shook herself out of her father’s arms. “Because of this!” She extended her arms to display to the whole room of onlookers.
“Would you do this to Lily? Embarrass her, poke and prod her until she couldn’t handle it anymore? She didn’t have to quit her job, or give up her friends, and you keep doing this to me, but never once have you done it to Lily! All my life you have treated her like a Queen, but never once has she had to endure hours of training. I won’t do this again. I won’t be played. I am out of here. You can figure everything out on your own,” Sierra yelled and disappeared into thin air.
Her father and mates demanded for her to come back, but she couldn’t and wouldn’t go back. She gazed around her small cabin after she transported herself there and put a shield on the cabin so no one could enter. Her anger grew every time she thought about her father. Sierra stormed into the bedroom determined for one night to forget everything that bothered her. Clothes went flying through the air as she searched her closet for something to wear.
“Screw them all! I’m going to have fun for a change,” she yelled, dressing. Sierra picked up the phone and called her friend Jean. Her friend knew nothing of her family’s history or their problems.
“Hey, Jean, I just got back into town and I need a night out. Want to meet at the Blue Dragon for some fun?” She searched in her drawers.
“God, yes. It’s been so dead around here this week. I’ve missed you. You were away a lot longer this trip. Did you finish the business with your family?”
“No, and I don’t want to talk about it. I had a huge fight with Dad. You know how it is.”
“Sure do. Okay, meet you there in ten minutes. You do know it’s Goth Night so wear something sleazy. Maybe we can pick up some men and finally get lucky!”
“Sounds good. See you there,” Sierra said and inched on her black leather mini skirt and halter-top. She picked up her leather coat
* * * *
Sierra walked away from everyone. She stumbled a couple of times walking towards the conference room, her limbs still stiff. Garth and Roman tried to hold her to their sides, but she slipped past them, following her father. Her grandmother waved her hands, and plaster gathered and slipped back to where it had been. Wood beams slid into place fortifying the walls as the mess cleared and the hallway reformed as it was before.
The conference room quieted when they walked in. People stared at them. They had heard everything. Amy and Linda ran to her and wrapped their arms around her, dragging her to a nearby corner.
“Are you okay? Don’t worry, your father will cool down if you just tell him the truth,” Amy said in a hushed voice as the rest of the family filed into the room.
“I’m fine. Grandmother healed me completely. I better get up there now. He’s glaring at me.” She left her friends and walked towards her father. Next to him, her mates frowned at her.
“How long have you known that you’ve had a Witch’s powers? When did you learn the skill level you have demonstrated, and why didn’t you tell us for God’s sake?” Drake snarled, his eyes turning red.
Sierra stepped back. She’d never seen her father so mad. “I really didn’t know I had the power until last month. I just know the spells when I need them—just like the protection bubble.” She looked at Garth and Roman, grateful she’d used her magic. “I didn’t know about it until the last moment, and the words just flew out of my mouth,” Sierra said quietly.
Sierra knew everyone in the room waited to see what would happen next.
“Why didn’t you come to me?” he demanded. “We could’ve worked with your power.” He inched closer to her, grabbed her arms and shook her.
Her face heated, and anger surged through her. He would never do this to Lily, his precious eldest daughter.
“You want to know why I never told you?” She shook herself out of her father’s arms. “Because of this!” She extended her arms to display to the whole room of onlookers.
“Would you do this to Lily? Embarrass her, poke and prod her until she couldn’t handle it anymore? She didn’t have to quit her job, or give up her friends, and you keep doing this to me, but never once have you done it to Lily! All my life you have treated her like a Queen, but never once has she had to endure hours of training. I won’t do this again. I won’t be played. I am out of here. You can figure everything out on your own,” Sierra yelled and disappeared into thin air.
Her father and mates demanded for her to come back, but she couldn’t and wouldn’t go back. She gazed around her small cabin after she transported herself there and put a shield on the cabin so no one could enter. Her anger grew every time she thought about her father. Sierra stormed into the bedroom determined for one night to forget everything that bothered her. Clothes went flying through the air as she searched her closet for something to wear.
“Screw them all! I’m going to have fun for a change,” she yelled, dressing. Sierra picked up the phone and called her friend Jean. Her friend knew nothing of her family’s history or their problems.
“Hey, Jean, I just got back into town and I need a night out. Want to meet at the Blue Dragon for some fun?” She searched in her drawers.
“God, yes. It’s been so dead around here this week. I’ve missed you. You were away a lot longer this trip. Did you finish the business with your family?”
“No, and I don’t want to talk about it. I had a huge fight with Dad. You know how it is.”
“Sure do. Okay, meet you there in ten minutes. You do know it’s Goth Night so wear something sleazy. Maybe we can pick up some men and finally get lucky!”
“Sounds good. See you there,” Sierra said and inched on her black leather mini skirt and halter-top. She picked up her leather coat
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