ALARA’S POV The thought of how I was supposed to handle Sierra’s situation kept me up all night, and I barely got any sleep. I know that I rolled from one part of the bed to the other, but it was almost impossible for me to keep my eyes closed for a long time. Then it was morning, and my eyes swung open. I was still struggling with the thoughts of what we were supposed to do. I touched the other side of the bed, and I realized that Darius was not there with me. He was already up, and I didn’t know where he was. I slowly got up from the bed, yawning and gradually struggling with the weakness that had invaded my bones. Then I heard the sound of footsteps approaching, and I knew it was him. “You are awake. I noticed that you didn’t get enough rest last night, so I didn’t want to wa

