When I arrive at the royal residence, Katherine and Holly are sitting in the living room, heads together, discussing something. When they see me, Katherine gets to her feet. “Mary took Alice to one the bedrooms. She’s awake and asking for Mira.”
I nod at her and hurry up the stairs. When I find her, Alice is lying in bed, her shirt gone and bandages covering more than half her upper body. She’s propped up against the headboard, and when she sees me, she tries to sit up straighter. “Is Mira—”
“I put her to bed in the next room. She was already asleep.”
“I want to see her.”
Mary, who is sitting by Alice’s side, comforts her. “I’ll go stay with her.”
“Thank you,” I say to the healer as she leaves the room. “We need to talk, Alice. Something happened.”
“Is my baby alright?” she demands,
