Alexa's P . O . V I was just about to take a man's life! Dwelling upon that fact and the guilt that overwhelmed me, I went in for a hot bath after ripping off the clothes I had worn in my attempt to commit murder. Each drop of water that trickled down my body did little to wash away the mixed feeling of guilt paired with failure I have inscribed on my soul. I shielded myself from the cold when I buried myself in the oversized bathing robe I draped over my towel then sank into my bed to help myself to the cup of coffee Joanna just brought into the room for me. "So, what now?" She asked attentively after one sip of her own mug. "Honestly, I don't know" I replied in whispers at the answer to the very same question I've been asking myself for the past hour since I had returned home this

