Chapter Fifteen

"You must be strong, fair in your combat, and never allow them to see you strike if you want to defeat something or someone more powerful. What else functions similarly to magic? Work internally.” My father once said, and at this time, I find it useful. He always tells me that even though I'm not the most well-behaved daughter, I'm the best blessing the moon goddess could have given him. It hurts that I miss him so much.

Hunter's feelings for me are still unclear to me, but I need to find out as soon as possible. If I were to think about it, it is more of a blessing than a burden. I could easily poison them... Except that their foreboding special senses will detect me. Or perhaps strangle all three on the same night? I giggle.

My mood drops when I consider my home. My dad's right-hand man, Beta Nicholas, to be exact, couldn't even wait a year before selling me for a pitiful sum. No amount of blood is too much to spill on the grave of my dear father, but if I am careless, the consequ