"Then why would you prefer to stay with King than come home if you hate him so much?" Gray asks.
Alyssa's eyes flash with anger. "Maybe because they leave me alone. They let me make my own decisions without breathing down my goddamn neck. After three years of being on lockdown, I'd like to live my life without you hovering over me like I'm some fragile doll that needs to be kept in a glass case."
He shakes his head, exasperated. "I know you've been through a lot, Alyssa, but you need to think clearly. You're vulnerable, and you need to be around family, the only family you have left. You think mom would be okay with you making a decision like this?"
Actually, towards the end, their mom was wild as hell. She would've told her to go for it, and do whatever the f**k she wanted to do. But
