Aurora's P.O.V

I stared at her, my heart pounding like a war drum in my chest. The taste of iron filled my mouth from how hard I was biting the inside of my cheek, trying to keep my voice steady. I couldn't believe what I had just heard----what she had done. My hands trembled at my sides, balled into fists as I slowly stepped forward, eyes wide, searching her expression for any hint of regret, of guilt, of anything that made her feel human. Anything.

"Alice..." My voice ...