Maddie's Point of View
Trapped behind the door, I found myself caught between the walls of Alphonse's presence. His towering figure loomed over me, his eyes burning with an intense red glow. Nervously, I swallowed hard, my tail instinctively tucking between my legs.
"Maddie," he whispered, his voice filled with a mixture of frustration and coldness. "Your stubbornness grows with each passing day. Do you even realize the mistake you've made?"
I bit my lip, feeling a strange tension building within me under his penetrating gaze. "Mistake...?"
"Why did you come down here, only to present yourself as a mere servant?" His voice, though not angry, held a commanding authority. "Are you truly willing to become my mother's personal servant just to escape from me?"
Guilt washed over me as I loo
