I just stood there staring at him, my mother looking between us, completely in the dark. Pip had talked about how my father would kill him. I couldn’t let that happen. I had to make him understand. Despite knowing I needed to convince him to accept us, I just couldn’t find the words. There were none, not to make him go against everything he believed.
All Pip talked about was protecting me, and it was my turn to try to protect him. If my dad wouldn’t understand, it could mean an all-out war between us and the pack, and that was the last thing anyone needed. I had to find a way to make him understand. To make him see that I loved Pip.
“Dad, you have to understand...” I stopped short. I panicked.
“Understand what? That you are willing to put me and your mum in danger, for something so po
