Chapter 57: Bitter Exclusion
(Grace's POV)
The room felt suffocating as I paced back and forth, my restless fingers tugging at the edges of my robe.
Every now and then, my eyes darted toward the small box containing what few personal items I’d been able to pack upon leaving our den. My thoughts churned, refusing to settle.
The crystals. My healing crystals.
Each one carried a piece of me—my energy carefully infused over countless nights when I worked in secret. Crystals meant not merely to heal but to protect, to save. Alexander had taken them. Or more accurately, they’d been gathered under his orders in preparation for tonight’s artifact auction.
I clenched my fists, a low pulse of anger burning through me. How could he be so careless? Did he even understand their true signifi
