ALEX POV
When I stepped into the room, I froze. Alice was sitting on the bed, arms wrapped around Angie, both of them looking utterly distraught, their eyes wet with tears. A tight knot formed in my stomach as I tried to process the scene. What the hell happened? Alice looked up, clearly startled to see me there. She shifted slightly, as if trying to hide her tear-stained face, and Angie quickly moved, mumbling something about leaving us to “handle… whatever.”
Angie slid past me, her expression a mix of sympathy and discomfort. It wasn’t like her to leave Alice in such a state, but the way she glanced between us made me feel like she’d just dropped me into the middle of a landmine. I closed the door behind her, my focus entirely on Alice.
As soon as she left, I moved closer to Alice, I
