Elena's POV
The morning light shone through the large windows of the Sterling mansion, reflecting on the marble floors.
I sat in the corner of the grand sitting room, sipping a cup of tea I really didn't want. The house was quiet and I woke up with a headache so Maria made a hot cup of herbal tea to soothe the headache.
She was the only one who actually cared for me since I started staying here.
The wedding. The whispers. The coldness in his voice when he told me we would be sleeping in seperate rooms.
I hadn't seen Alexander since the night of the wedding. He’d thrown himself inside work since his father arrived. Leaving me to wander this massive house on my own.
I wasn’t angry, not exactly.
But there was a growing ache in my chest, a feeling of loneliness I couldn’t shake.
I’d ma
