CHARLOTTE I awoke to the sound of the machine beeping, slowly slid my eyes open, and was met with a blinding light. I quickly closed it. The beeping sound continued and it began to irritate me. I hated it already and tried to get up, but someone was holding me back, preventing me from sitting upright or doing anything. When I lifted my head to see who it was, I was surprised to see Alexander. ‘How did he find me? How did he find me?’ I pondered. He had a cold expression on his face. I could sense the rage he was trying to suppress. I was to blame; if only I had calmed down, he and I would not have had to be here in this situation. We would have devised a plan to get at Daniel David Harper, the man who was supposed to be my father. But now that I’ve blown everything up by allowing my em

