Twelve

Sydney's POV

How could he think of me like that? It was so uncalled for. Truth be told, he barely knew me, but thinking I wanted to hurt his mother was just extreme.

'He is an alpha. What do you expect?' Reika said.

'Can you be on my side for once? Just because you want him so bad doesn't give you a right to be unreasonable.'

'I am on your side. That's why I'm telling you all this. An alpha has numerous enemies so it's normal for him not to trust anyone,' she explained.

"I don't care. I just want to get home to Nick and Asher. Keep your explanations to yourself.'

I knew I was being petty. But Reika had always been fond of making me look like the paranoid one, and it didn't start when we met Alexander.

It was darker than usual. I closed later than I would have at the hotel. As the breeze scattered my hair, a smile etched itself into my face. Today was a nice one. And Mrs. Grayson was just a lovely person overall. I was kind of happy that I got fired. Otherwise, she wouldn't have offere