Her mouth opens and closes like a fish. She can't get any words out, she can only stare. "Yes Kat, you are an adult, well in a few days. I trust you to make your own decisions and you are safe with your… the Alpha," my father says, glancing at Ezra. "But-" My mother goes to argue with him, finding her voice again. My father cuts her off. "She is in the safest place, love. Let's go home, I am exhausted," my father suggests. She looks at me before nodding. "If you need us, no matter how late, Kat. You mindlink us and I will get here," she reassures me. "I'll be fine," I tell her, and she reluctantly leaves, but not before eyeing Ezra suspiciously, like she thinks he is going to execute me at any given moment. I hear Mateo let them out downstairs, before the door shuts behind them. Mate