Capítulo 355: Chapter 355: Sucker For Punishment

I was so startled to see her I forgot everything, including the dream, my fog dissipating, and the sudden surge of happy feeling maybe this meant the end to our conflict. I stuttered to a halt, one hand reaching out toward her, but she returned her attention to Mom with a slightly guilty expression, quashing the hopes I had this was anything but business.

And I was right. Alicia's hands wrung in front of her, her anxiety high but having nothing to do with coming here to tell me what the hell was going on. Instead, she seemed humbled by the fact she'd been forced into this position as she spoke.