Chapter 141

• ALYONA
• The next morning, I stood in front of my wardrobe, staring blankly at the clothes hanging inside. I didn’t feel like dressing up. I didn’t even feel like going to the office. There was no excitement, no energy, just this heavy weight sitting in my chest.
• I wished yesterday had never happened. I wished it was just a nightmare—one of those strange dreams that fade away the moment you open your eyes. I wanted to believe that none of it was real... that Alexander wasn’t really the cruel man I had seen him become.