Balotelli Bale Series Book #7: My Father's Daughter

How many girls has your mother introduced you to over the years?"

"Several." I answered.

"And you rejected them all to chase a Bale. Is it worth it?"

Yes. It is. But no one wants to hear that. Madeline is not like the rest of the girls I've been introduced to. Yes, she's from a wealthy background but she is not stuck up! She's real! Will I see her again? Absolutely yes! I'll probably lose my other hand but she's worth it!

"I'm not going to answer that, sir."

"The Bales had their shot when Nathaniel Bale was to marry your grandmother. He failed to honor the arrangement. They will not get another chance with a Pallis. I forbid this whim between you and that girl! You are not to see her again! As we speak, your apartment is being cleared. You will reside here in Athens and finish yoyf studies here! You are never to go back to America. Do you hear me?"

"I like her."

"Did you hear me Ares?" His face is red with rage.

"I said I like her."

We stared off.

Both father's disapprove. This ship sank before it left the shore. Maddie and I are busy scooping water out of it while our fathers poke holes into it. It's destined to fail. To doom. But what if we fight destiny and make our own outcome? What if we write our own ending?

"Ares, if you do not cease this foolishness, I will disinherit you."

Ye brushed shoulders with me, leaving me standing alone outside.

I'll possibly lose my life and now even my inheritance is threatened. Is Madeline worth all this trouble?

Yes she is.

Let the chips fall where they will. I'm not giving her up.