So is my heart.
“And stay away from Lancaster. That boy is trouble. I’ve done my research. His brothers are always trying to steal my clients. I wouldn’t doubt that’s why he’s getting with you. He’s just using you to get closer to me, to help his brothers,” Daddy explains.
I lift my head, anger suffusing me, though I keep quiet.
The world doesn’t revolve around him. Something he still doesn’t quite get. Not everyone gets close to me or my mother in order to get to him. It doesn’t work like that. Not always.
“Okay,” I mumble, not meaning it.
“We’ll discuss this further tomorrow.” He blows out a harsh breath. “I’m so disappointed in your choices, Pumpkin. You were on the right path, and you’ve ruined everything.”
“Having sex doesn’t ruin your life, Daddy,” I bite out, annoyance filling me.
“Don’t talk back,” he snaps. “Who are you right now?”
Before I can tell him, I’m your daughter, he ends the call.
And I burst into tears.