Chapter 18: Chapter 18

　　Alpha Zenith

　　‘The moment I see Alyssa, my heart begins to race; I watch her for a while and notice she doesn't seem sad or depressed. Not the way I have been, every moment I've been away from her. She is laughing, and dances with everyone; she even clings to her Dad's arm, kissing him on his cheek. I don't understand. Why isn't she upset or angry at him? Why does she look so happy? I thought there had to be a good explanation.’

　　‘Alyssa walks over to the food table and plucks some grapes and strawberries from a fruit bowl and eats them. “Alyssa’, I whisper. She stops herself from reaching for another strawberry and looks around. ‘Alyssa’, I whisper again.’

　　‘She looks around to see me hiding in the garden. Her lips part in shock. She scans her surroundings to see if anyone is watching her, then looks back to me. I gesture for her to walk over to me. She is very hesitant and is debating whether to approach me or not.’