I wasn't running in fear or shame or even to hide. This time I was running head on towards the problem. I ran up the stairs as fast as my legs could take me. My ears were ringing, and more than once, I had to use my hands and the walls to steady myself but damn it, I was going to catch him. We weren't dragging this out any longer. What did I have to lose anyway? My life was already at risk always.
Just as he was leaving the last step and walking across the landing to his door did, I manage to catch him finally. I grabbed him by the back of the shirt and yanked. We were doing this out here. I didn't want the security of his closed bedroom door to provide him with more confidence than he already had.
For security reasons, the Alpha floor had cameras in case anyone decided to attack them. I
