It was past twelve midnight.
Never mind that though, she wasn't a Cinderella who needed to be home by that time.
Not that Alice actually had anything she'd call a home.
And she was quite sure that she didn't have anything close to two step sisters.
Unless you counted Sofia, and maybe Chloe too.
Okay that was rather mean of her to think. Anyhow, she didn't have a place to call home...
The house behind hers was Elizabeth's, she was welcome inside but it was never truly hers.
Thoughts flew to her parents, to her mother... she was no longer a child.
And the Prince? What of him? She was paid, and that was it. She had to remind herself of that, every now and then.
The man didn't even came with her as she went home. Apologizing this time, but something was more important than her. She'd
