Chapter 53: It’s Over
(Eden's POV)
The room was stifling, thick with the weight of the moment. My breathing was steady despite the faint tremor in the air, my eyes locked on Victoria. She clutched her face, jagged breaths heaving through her chest, her voice coming out broken and garbled.
"You cursed me!" Her mangled words were wet, blood pooling at her lips and dripping onto the floor. The bright red stood out starkly against her pristine dress, the image almost surreal. "Alexander, it’s her! She’s trying to destroy me!"
Each word hitched on a sob, her voice piercing and desperate. But I didn’t flinch. My expression stayed calm, icy even, as I watched her spiral. She’d dance this dance until she couldn’t anymore, but I wasn’t about to feed into her theatrics.
My eyes shifted slo
