Robert laughed. “With your jealousy and temper, our parents might not want you as their daughter.”
That brother I took care of and spoilt.
Diane looked at me with a look of victory in her eyes, as if she were already in my shoes.
My parents pulled their bags in front of me and said, “Hurry up, we have to leave soon or we’ll miss our luxury airport transfer. Diane’s adoptive father is waiting for us at the terminal.”
“Mother said, “Our bags are in the hallway.” “You’ll stay home today and organise our stuff, making sure everything is packed right. When you’re done, come get us at the airport lounge.”
I smiled as I looked at the ten huge designer suitcases, five of which belonged to Diane and weighed more than fifty pounds each. “Of course. Go ahead. I’ll come get you when I’m done with everything.”
George thought about it before going with my parents. “Scarlett, don’t take too long.”
I watched them all leave. Let them wait.
I already knew what I was going to do.
I called the pack’s travel agency as soon as they left.
They picked up the phone right away.
I told them, “Cancel all reservations with the number WP-58921. I want a full refund.”
The agent was shocked. “Are you sure? These are premium bookings that can’t be changed.”
“I don’t care about the fees for cancelling. I want everything cancelled: flights, hotels, the cruise to see the northern lights, everything.”
I paid the $10,000 cancellation fee and then saw the confirmation emails come in.
It’s worth the money to have peace of mind.
Then I called the pack’s banking centre to move my money to a different private account. Five million dollars safely moved to a place where my family couldn’t get it.
Next, I planned a private vacation just for me to the beaches in the Southern Hemisphere.
My parents called me through the pack-mind link just as I was getting comfortable in my first-class seat.
“Why can’t I see the details of our flight? Send me the tickets.”
“Oh, right. I cancelled all the plans to travel.”
My parents were very angry. “What? How are we supposed to get to Italy?”
“That’s your issue now.”
“Are you crazy? Why would you call off our trip? You did this on purpose!”
“Seriously, parents? You go out with strangers and expect your daughter to take care of everything? What would the other pack warriors think?”
“Everyone will make fun of us! Is that what you want?” They were desperate.
“Oh, now you care what other people think? When did you make your daughter sleep outside in the snow?”
My parents took a big breath. “Okay, whatever. Just change everything for us now. Book new flights, reserve hotels, and make sure we have everything we need.”
I sent a vague “thank you” and then cut off the mind link.
My wolf purred with happiness as he thought about how scared they would be at the airport.
My parents got back in touch ten minutes later.
“Send us $50,000 right away. We’re stuck at the airport.”
“Why do you need all that?”
“We need to book new flights—of course we need money! Send it now; I’m waiting!”
“No. You’re too bold to ask your daughter for money. Is that how you live, off of your daughter’s money?”
Their mental voices became threatening. “Don’t forget who raised you when you first joined our pack.” “Raised me? I paid $500,000 to save this family. You should remember that.”
I cut off their mind link. I kept the block up when they tried again.
Before I could completely block George, his voice got through.
“Scarlett, what have you done? Your family and I need you.”
“It’s funny how you need me now but were on their side before. A true friend would never betray their partner.”
I cut him off before he could say anything.
