All Chapters of Beneath His Cold Vows: Chapter 61

Edward's POVShe stopped halfway into the hallway.Bag over her shoulder, hand reaching for the railing, then her body just quit. She pressed against the wall, head dropping forward.I watched her chest rise and fall too quickly. Watched her palm flatten against the wall to hold herself up."Alicia."Nothing. She just stood there, breathing like it hurt.Vivienne's heels clicked fast across the marble behind me. Lucy stayed by the kitchen doorway, arms wrapped around herself.Alicia pushed off the wall. Started down the stairs.Each step looked like agony. Her knuckles went white gripping the railing. But she kept descending, slow and unsteady, like her body was running on fumes and spite.I met her at the bottom.She walked straight past me toward the front door.Keys already in her hand.I grabbed her arm. "Alicia—"She yanked it away and stumbled, catching herself on the wall. Didn't look at me. Just kept moving.Vivienne rushed forward. "Alicia, enough. We have guests arriving in