I was more than pretty
His father set his fork down with deliberate precision.
“I do not understand,” he began, his voice low but edged with irritation, “why you have always been so stubborn.”
Soren looked up slowly. His eyes lifted to meet his father’s gaze, steady and unwavering.
“I didn’t give birth to myself,” he replied calmly. “You did. I carry your blood. Your genes. If stubbornness exists, then perhaps that is the answer.”
The air tightened instantly.
His father’s jaw clenched, his nostrils flaring as irritation sparked sharply in his eyes. It was a mix of anger and disbelief, but before he could speak again,