The more they'd respected Alexander before, the more complicated their expressions were now.Some were shocked. Some disgusted. And some, remembering how they'd joined him in cursing Isabella, couldn't hide their shame.Claire, surrounded by enforcers, looked like she'd suddenly grabbed hold of one last lifeline.She looked at Alexander, already on his knees, and a spark of desperate hope flashed in her eyes. Ignoring the enforcers' blockade, she rushed toward him."Alexander..."Her voice was still soft. Still carrying the coy sweetness she'd always used."Didn't you promise that no matter what happened, you'd protect me?""Everyone's turning against me now. Please, help me. Please?"She reached out, trying to grab his sleeve."If you just tell the Elder Council it wasn't on purpose, they'll believe you.""You said you wouldn't let me lose my healer's license. You said you'd never let anything happen to me..."Looking at the face that had made him cave so many times before, Alexander
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