Rio stands anxiously in front of the closed bedroom door. Locked, because obviously. You don’t feel safe enough with them to have it unlocked, even for a second and it shatters her heart.

She rocks the balls of her feet, taking deep but not calming breaths. Before she hesitates even more, she reaches out to knock but the door opens without further ceremony. Seems like you heard her.

She cuts right to the chase. “Sweetie, we got the documents about your background. I wanna talk about it.”