Alexander's POV

Her eyes. Those eyes staring at me. Full of something that makes my chest tighten.

Pain. Sharp. Sudden. Like something being ripped away.

But that's impossible. That woman means nothing. She's just a servant. A disobedient one.

I push the feeling down. Bury it. It's just disgust. She's disgusting me with her defiance.

Yes. That must be it.

I turn away. Walk back to the platform where Rachel ...