Emily's POV
Alexander lounged on his couch, with Emily cuddled up next to him, watching the morning news. Their peace was rudely interrupted by a knock at the door. He got up to answer it, revealing his frantic mother, Carol.
"Alexander, have you seen Riea?" she blurted out, her face contorted with worry.
He shook his head, unbothered. "No, I haven't. I'm not her babysitter, Mom. She's a grown woman, she can take care of herself."
"But she's been missing for two days now," Carol cried. "She always comes to me for money around this time, but she hasn't shown up."
Alexander rolled his eyes, knowing exactly what was going on. Riea had a drinking problem and was probably on another bender. He didn't have time for this.
"You filed a report with the police, right?" he asked, already guessi
