I am firm with my decision not to get Alpha Conan and my mom involved in this matter.  "No, leave this problem to me, I can handle this myself!"

I dragged my feet and as I am walking, I could hear my stepfather telling something to my mom. 

"Please let her go if that is what she wants!" he said.

I arrived outside the cemetery and took a sigh of relief. Before going to Alpha Steven's office, I gave him a call and he immediately answered it. 

"Hello Alpha Steven, I am sorry for the disturbance. Can we talk in person?" I asked directly, not wasting any more time. 

"Why...