I wasn’t going to lose everything again.
Amber’s POV
When Julian and I returned home, as soon as we opened the door, Alice came bursting out to hug us.
“I’m so glad you are okay,” she whispered to me, when she had her arms wrapped around me.
“Your dad was protecting me,” I said. “Nothing could hurt me.”
Julian gave me a soft smile.
Meanwhile, Aunt Kathy came to the door. “I’m sorry,” she said. “We watched the debate… I didn’t know it would be so… intense, or I wouldn’t have let Alice see…”
“It’s alright,” I said. “No one could have guessed what would happen.”
“Yes,” Julian said, but glanced at me. “Though we will be having a talk about why you followed Olivia up to the rafters in the first place.”
He’d already said his opinion in the car, that he was worried I would put myself
