Sia - POV
Alpha was already gone from the room when I emerged from the restroom, and I breathed relief. After the ugly cry I had just had, I didn’t want to give him the pleasure of seeing me in misery again, so I was glad he wasn’t there.
My few moments of freedom in California were gone as I sat doing nothing and staring out at the horizon. I’m enraged that she didn’t help me. But she’s correct. How can I ask a stranger to assist me even if she knew my mother? Irony. Asking for help will not work for me; I must forge my path. When I heard a knock on the door, my first reaction was that it might be Liza.
“ Come in,” I murmured, and the door opened, but it wasn’t Liza; Nas came into the room instead. Seeing Nas startled me and caused me to tumble off the ledge. I regained my balance and
