ce?' Amelia asked Alexa, angrily. 'Were you trying to

e to tell her myself? she thought frantically. 'I'm sorry, mother', she started, looking down in shame. 'First, I didn't know you we

ave been blind!'

long time. Don't be silly, she told herself. He looks familiar because he is a familiar figure and you do not pay attenti

years, I have not given you cause to doubt me. Someone drugged me and I did not know w

t waking to see a strange man in bed with her and looked at her wondering if she knew who she had spent the night with. 'Who was he?' she asked, wanting to

e down. 'When I woke and say him lying beside me, and looked under the cover

wo and we are still trying to manage that situation but you had to go and aggravate your si

adeing the guest goodbye but as soon as he

arling', she said, bubb

?' he asked seeing h

as done it again

?' he asked, not liking the tone of h

'You left early this morning so you missed out on the most

s tired and hungry but Amelia was not done y

om of some random stranger's, she said, her hands on her t

Amelia had said it was Camellia, he would have easily be

ughter too, why would I want to accuse her falsely? Oh, I get it. It is becaus

but Amelia is so reserved and have never given us cause to

ing her arms round her chest. 'Who knows if she was on heat and coul

led, hoping this was s

ing, she confessed. 'Father, you have obviously heard of my disgraceful behaviour last night. I don't know how it happened but I was having fun li

inking? Couldn't you have stayed close t

lia wanted Andrew to

our reputation will be ruined', she ranted. 'I still have another daughte

ss to decide?' Alexa asked innocently. '

g slap. 'What your mother said is the truth. You acted irresp

y, if that will make you happy. I do not want to bring shame to this family and ne

I think!' Camellia said

emembered something. 'you were there, so you m

a asked. 'If you didn't kno

ion!' her m

sking me to relax and be myself and that I was going

our misadventure?' Camellia a

ur sister saying true

y it but the look on her

aving too much fun, she is not really used to it or maybe she was allergic to something in what she had eaten or drunk', she said stealing a look at her mother who nodded approvingly at he

why did you not search

o come sleep with me in my room. You didn't come home until early this morning and I needed company because I had a nightmare bef

party and you lost yourself in it so much so that you misbehaved? Who know

Moon Goddess, I did

eyes as she looked at her father who never raised his hands to any of them but disciplined them in other ways. 'You have disa

hat her answer was going to bring her

r I shall disown you. You are a great di

if I had really looked at him, then I'd at least have a mental picture of what he looked