"The or else would be my removal from the family name, the freezing of any and all my accounts that are connected to the family's, and generally making my life very difficult from here on out, especially now that he's minister." Petty threats was not what she would call these. They were serious and she knew to take them as such. "And it's not as easy as just standing up to him James. If I say no, then I need to find a way to provide for myself immediately." But that wasn't exactly true either. She had been careful to save money in an off shore account at Gringotts in London for just such a situation if she made that choice.
She let him pull her close and moved to lay against his chest. "I think he does. He must know that I'm still with you since I'm not with any of my other friends." No, her father would have checked with Ash and the others before sending the threat.