Chapter 34 The Breaking Point
- Alessia’s POV
- There was an agitated buzz in the ballroom, the air heavy with tension that had been in the air all night. The whispers snaked, venomous, among the guests, wrapped around me, constricting like an invisible noose. No amount of pricey perfume and expensive champagne could cover the fetid aromas of pretension.
- I had stood tall, unmoved, but inside, my patience was wearing thinner.