"Sure, like everyone else, you think my life is perfect," Alpha Jones said, "Like everyone else, you've judged me," It was crazy for me to hear him say that, because I felt judged by him, and it had raised my bars so high. Alpha Jones's voice was overwhelmed with emotions, and it was surprising to see him show this much emotion, or any emotions at all. He spoke quite at length, and through it all, I still had unanswered questions. "Did you kill him?" I probed, very directly. "What? "No!" he responded in a high-pitched voice. "How did he get here then?" I queried. "The world out here doesn't work the way you imagine, Ellie," he said. "What does that mean?" I questioned, "You said I only survived the storm because I was an aqua descendant," I said, "so it means Ethan was eit

