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Chapter 174

Alisha:

I covered my mouth as a yawn threatened to push through my lips. I was so damn tired, and had barely gotten any sleep tonight. But I couldn’t just lay in bed and not get up. Because today was Derek’s trial.

Quickly showering, I put on dark jeans with a black top.

My mind began to think up different scenarios as I brushed my hair and out it up into a ponytail. What if today didn’t turn out like we all wanted? What if all of our efforts went to waste? All those thoughts and more plagued my mind and I found myself drowning in a sea of worries.

The knock on the door spurred me out of it, and I got up to open the door.

It was Simon, who immediately handed me a cup, and the strong scent of coffee hit my nostrils.

“Drink,” he ordered me, which I obliged to do. “You came home late last night. I thought you might need this.”

Finished with the warm cup, I smiled at my adoptive father.

“Thanks,” I said to him gratefully. “I really do appreciate it.”

His eyes gazed into mine full of under
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