Chapter seven

VALERIAN POV

"DON'T YOU DARE TALK TO ME LIKE THAT!" My Father bellowed out furiously. His face was contorted in anger, his hands balled into fists. If I checked the table in front of him, I would see claw marks on his fingers. I can count on one hand how many times I'd seen my Father raise his voice or get this angry; trust me, it didn't bode well for any of his recipients.

"My Ki-" I was cut off before I could say another word.

"You will respect and obey me by taking out the abomination you've infected this place with," he thundered. "AND THAT IS FINAL!".

I was struggling to keep calm and make my Father see reason but I'm quickly losing that battle. How can a tiny little female cause this much trouble?

Interrupting their meeting which they didn't expect, I started by pleading my case to furiously refusing to budge an inch when they started decreeing their laws and ordering me around. The council members I thought would be of help were equally useless. They just stood there like robo