* Liverpool Beta Female Kyile Steward (Ashleigh and Brent's Mother) * The packhouse door slams shut, I hear footsteps making their way towards the living room. "I'm home," Ashleigh calls out, her voice strained. She sounds upset. s**t, what happened at that party? I looked at the clock on the wall. It was only 11.20 pm. We aren’t expecting the kids home until well after midnight. "In the living room, honey," I call back, pausing the TV show Robert and I were watching. "How was the party?" I ask as she makes her way toward us. She looks a little shaken, paler than usual. I frown at my daughter's appearance. Something happened. My mate groans as I move off the lounge away from his comfort. I send him an apologetic look. We’d set up a date night for tonight so we could reconnect and n

