Chapter 21: Only Warning
(Alexander’s POV)
My boots scuffed against the polished marble of the hospital corridor as I strode purposefully toward Mother’s healing chamber. The air was thick with suppressed tension, the weight of unresolved questions bearing down on my shoulders.
Yet, it wasn’t just the weight of my thoughts that suffocated me—it was the scent.
That faint, familiar scent mingled with moon-blessed herbs struck me like a physical blow.
Victoria.
I stopped short, growling under my breath as she rounded the corner. She walked toward Mother’s chambers with a practiced confidence, her head held high, dressed in traditional Luna ceremonial robes.
Those robes… they shouldn’t be on her.
My eyes narrowed as I stepped directly into her path, forcing her to halt.
"Vict
