Chapter 19: Exile Victoria
(Grace’s POV)
The cold air of the silver-lined stairwell pricked against my skin as I waited, arms wrapped tightly around myself.
My heart thundered in my chest, adrenaline coursing through me as I replayed the events of last night over and over, each detail cutting deeper than the last.
Alexander’s scent, tainted with the unmistakable perfume clinging to him, lingered in the confined space and made my stomach churn. It was unbearable.
The sharp clack of his footsteps echoed up the stairs, each one like a drumbeat heralding his arrival. My pulse quickened as he finally appeared, his golden eyes stormy, jaw clenched so tightly I thought it might shatter.
He stopped a few steps below me, his towering frame illuminated by the dim, flickering light overhe
