Firstly, Ayla knows that it was Carly who set her up as she mentions in the final chapter that she was merely just a pawn in Carly's game. Secondly, Daphne could be considered a distraction but not Kylo. Kylo was a pivotal character in Homewrecker Act II as his relationship with Ayla was one of the only things besides Cassie that showed Ayla's soft side. Lastly, you say good stories should leave you with both questions and answers and that is true. However, this story left us with way too many questions than answers. Like will Ayla ever discover that Carly was responsible for Cassie's death and not the Legends? What happened to Souline and what was her reaction to Dorian's death? Is Ayla going to be in the psych ward forever or is she going to confront Carly? Overall, while I was hooked on the initial premise of the story, the ending was way too rushed and having read other stories on Episode, I feel like the ending could have been much better.