Chapter 84 The Weight Of Accusation

• Alessia's Pov (Eva's friend)
• Whispers followed me like a shadow.I could feel them. Hear them.“She’s the last person who saw Eva alive.”“She was arguing with her at the festival.”“Her invitation was found on the body.”
• I turned sharply, my gaze sweeping the crowd of guests gathered in the grand hall. Their eyes flitted away, but the damage was done. The accusations hung in the air, thick as smoke, suffocating me.A wave of nausea curled in my stomach.This wasn’t happening.I wasn’t a murderer.