Alexander’s POV
I left Joanne to sleep in the clinic with guards posted outside the door. Nobody was allowed to enter besides me or the doctor. I sent James away earlier to investigate what had happened this evening, but I was determined to find out for myself what caused the pain Joanne had described.
I should have known somebody was lurking inside my chambers; I was too wrapped up in the fact that it was on fire and Joanne was in danger to take notice of the citrus scent lingering around the room. The smell of the burning was overpowering, yet still slightly noticeable.
As I reached the corridor outside the ruined suite, it still smelled faintly of citrus.
Not the cloying sweetness of the kitchens; it was a sharp like acid. It was much stronger as James stood outside the door hold
