31Alex needed to get to get back to her room.
She rushed past the guards who stood outside the Councillor’s doors, waiting for her. She knew they would follow her regardless, but after talking to Treyan, she needed to be alone, and quickly.
All but running back to her quarters as fast as her body would allow, she shut the door as soon as she could and locked it behind her. Only once she was certain she would not be disturbed, Alex sat herself on the edge of her bed, held her head in her hands, and cried.
She cried for the first time in a long, long time.
Why? She had to ask herself.
Was it because Treyan truly believed aborting her pregnancy would fix everything? Or was it because she had once considered it a viable option?
Was it having to communicate with Treyan about the pregnancy
