Chapter 66 Understanding

• This was the night I slept the best since I arrived in this city. I think I was so exhausted from everything that had happened that my mind simply shut down when I lay in bed. I knew that as soon as the day broke, if I had to get up and live my life, I had to deal with some things. But at that moment, all I wanted was to close my eyes and never wake up again. However, the alarm clock brought me back to reality, and I didn’t want to get out of bed. There was the urge to throw it against the wall, but I didn’t want to have to buy another one or reprogram it. As I dressed and left my room, that feeling of strangeness and fear gave me a knot in my stomach. I wasn’t facing a new enemy; I was going to face my father. Since last night, we hadn’t spoken. In fact, I bet he was confused when he woke up this morning in his bed.
• I walked to the stairs and descended slowly, trying to prolong the moment before facing my father. Internally, he was blaming me and thinking I was ridiculous. I was more than just a girl who was afraid to tell the truth or to express her feelings to her father. I shouldn’t be afraid of him at all, shouldn’t fear anything in this house. But given that he is a hunter and I am a witch and our principles diverge, it’s impossible not to feel this way. I swallowed hard. As I passed through the living room door, entering a space brightly lit by large glass windows, I saw him sitting in his usual chair. He seemed very distracted, reading a large newspaper. It was typical of him since newspapers could be read on a tablet nowadays, but my father loved the old ways. This is the most ancient way of living. Maybe that's why he's so old-fashioned. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. Maybe that's why he's so old-fashioned. Surprisingly, he didn’t move. He didn’t even look up. I knew he sensed my presence. The silence was palpable. My mother took a sip of her coffee, fostering the tension running through the room. She placed the cup back on its saucer and illuminated me with a sexy smile. I loved her. I knew she was stronger than she imagined. The problem was she was very afraid of my father. And I wondered, how can someone be with a person they’re afraid to be themselves around? I would never let that happen to me. I'm lucky to have Adrian.
• He’s not that kind of man. Yes, we had a secret, after all, until yesterday no one knew what we were and that we were together, but besides that, there was nothing we needed to prevent each other from doing. I sat in my place and took a deep breath, resting my arms on the table. My father remained still, but you could feel he was nervous and irritated.