ALEC'S POV..... EARLIER THAT MORNING.... I woke up to my alarm blasting in my ear and I groan. I open one eye and stop the ringing of the alarm before it wakes Alex up. She stirs beside me and I stiffen. She needs the rest. She needs rest from people. She needs rest from herself honestly. She has really gone through a lot for an 18 year old. When I see she doesn't move again, I gently stand up without having to touch her, or make a sound. I walk towards the bathroom to get ready for school. Thirty minutes later, I was done and Alex was still asleep. Truthfully, she looked peaceful. She looked like nothing in the world could ever bother her. Well until a certain Matt Harper walked into her life. I always knew he was bad news. The way he walked, the way he talked, the way he fl

