Chapter 7 - The First Crack In Her Smile**
- Alina’s POV
- Someone was watching me.
- I felt it before I saw anything, a prickle at the base of my neck that wouldn’t go away. The kind of attention that pressed into your skin even when you tried pretending you didn’t notice. I tugged the robe tighter around my chest, swallowing against the knot in my throat as I stepped into the hallway.