Chapter 13: Chapter 13: Reflection

River

A group of the Alphas strolled to their rooms together after the get-together at Ellie’s house. Even though River’s car was still sitting a few steps away outside of Ellie’s office, he decided to walk along with the others to get to know them better. While he hadn’t necessarily come there to make friends, it wouldn’t hurt to strengthen his alliances if he could. Nor did it hurt to sum up the competition. At first, he’d wanted to win the contest simply because he hated to lose, but having just spent the evening in Ellie’s presence, his reasons for winning were a bit different now.