Alisons POV
The corridors seemed darker today, as if the very walls were conspiring to keep their secrets hidden. My breath echoed in the stillness, shallow and uneven, as my mind replayed the memory of that awful night for the hundredth time. Something was off. had always been off, but now after speaking with Luke hours ago, the pieces were beginning to form a picture I could no longer ignore. Someone had set me up. I wasnt crazy, and I sure as hell wasnt going to let Caitlyn ruin me without a fight.
I had no plan, no road map yet, just a simmering determination burning hotter with every passing moment. The truth was out there, waiting to be uncovered, and I wasnt stopping until I found it.
The castle's halls were busy with the quiet hum of staff going about their day, but as I walked,
