Snort

Her father shot her a glance, but Sparrow tried to shake it away. She didn't know if she could express this in Italian as well as English. She had explained it to Harmony in English, and now it was stuck in her head that way. Her father let her finish, though. She couldn't look at him as he spoke. She felt heat biting at her cheeks. He seemed to knowledge that she thought about this for a while, but he also didn't seem to want to believe her. She sniffled, whether from the cold, or her building emotions, even she couldn't tell.

He asked if she had told anyone other than her aunt and she shook her head. She might have mentioned something to Ashmedai, but he didn't even know who she was talking about if she had. She couldn't think of anyone in the pack that she would have talked to. She wasn't exactly an open wolf anymore. To reaffirm, she shook her head, with more confidence, "No one."

Sparrow had so much more she wanted to say. She wanted to keep talking until he was forced to believe her, but she knew that wasn't realistic. Her heart hammered, and she didn't dare to speak. She was scared if she started now, she wouldn't be able to stop herself from becoming desperate. She kept her argument logical, the rest was up to her father. After a minute, she choked out, "But, even if you're going to look into it, I don't know what to do. I can't stand seeing her, much less living with her..."