Dhampir Knight Novel – “You should have told me the truth!” She jolted, startled by her father’s shouting. She’d never seen her father be mad at anybody. She’d never heard him shout before, nor raise his voice.
His anger was even more terrifying as it was utterly foreign to her. Her fingers were nervously crumpling the fabric of her nightgown as she silently cried, hidden in the dark. It was hard not to make a sound while crying. She was small enough to remain behind the door, concealed, and listen to what she assumed to be her parents’ first-ever dispute. “So what if I had told you?” her mother retorted in a cold tone.
“Would it have changed everything? Would you have kicked us out, perhaps?” Were they to be kicked out of the house? Why? What had her mom done wrong? She could hear her mom pacing around the room, in a slow manner that contrasted the anger in her voice. “You can’t be serious! This is no small matter! I love you and I love Theo, but how could you–! You should have told me who she was!” “She is my daughter!” her mother roared.
“That is all you ever need to know! She is my precious child! And if you cannot accept her, fine!” “F-fine? What do you mean?” “What is there to mean? You’ve been good to me long enough, but I will not remain in the house of a man who despises me!” “That is enough! Ann, how can you be so cruel?! You know I never intend to kick you out! I’d never do such a thing! But your… Who she is, that’s… If the truth is ever known…” “There is no truth to be known to anybody, Hamel.
Are we clear?” “…What about me?” Her father’s weak, almost imploring, voice made her want to cry even more than when he was angry. Was her mom making her dad sad? Why? What had her mother done wrong? Her mom was a bit clumsy and bad at chores, but she’d never heard her dad be so upset about such things… Little Theo stepped closer, nervous to hear more.
Her parents couldn’t fight anymore. Would she have to leave the house with Mom? Why? “Ann, please,” he sighed. “I understand you have… secrets, but I’m your husband. I am Theo’s father. Don’t you think I, of all people, deserve to know the truth? Haven’t I proven myself enough to you?? What else can I do for you to trust me?” “This isn’t about trust, Hamel.
This is about my daughter, and what I will do to protect my family. This isn’t about you.” “…What about Theo?” She jolted, nervous they might have seen her. She heard her father get up from his seat, getting closer to her mom.