ALICE POV
I stared at myself in the mirror, absentmindedly fixing a few strands of hair as I prepared for the day's events. The investigation was about to begin, and I felt a strange mixture of relief and anxiety. On one hand, this was the beginning of the end for Harmony’s lies. On the other hand, we’d be baring our souls—our minds—before the council and the King. That was a vulnerability I wasn’t entirely comfortable with, but there was no avoiding it now.
The last three days had felt more like three hundred. The tension in the air was so thick you could cut it with a knife, and Alex was practically glued to my side, constantly on edge. Every time I moved even an inch away from him, I could feel his anxiety spike, like he was terrified I might disappear at any second.
I get it. I was
