Alina’s POV
“Are you talking to me yet?”
It’s Wednesday morning, and, like every other morning this week, Alice is driving me to school.
As you probably gathered from her question, I haven’t been speaking to her.
Well, sorry, but I’ve had a lot on my mind. My sort-of-secret-boyfriend has been off at the Winder Castle every day this week after school, which is terrifying. He’s kept me updated via text that he’s safe and only doing what he has to do to keep Noah off his back, and I appreciate that at least he has a better grasp on reality now, but I still don’t like it. I especially don’t like the fact that we haven’t been alone together since Saturday night.
(I can’t be mad, mind you, because I told him not to come over. The thing with Noah trying to kill him, on top of the thing with
