Chapter 14: His Men

Alice's POV There was the echoing sound of water dripping somewhere. It was the only thing I could hear, aside from the beating coming from inside of me and my blood rushing quickly on my veins. There were thousands and endless things running inside of my head at the moment. My head hurts from all of it. Seth was just standing inches from me, arms crossed and he gave off the impression anyone wouldn't want to face—he was so ready to reveal all and take everything in. And a man in a mission, my brother said, was very very dangerous especially when he was so ready for it. I was afraid of what he might say, what he might answer to my questions. There was this twisting in my being that made me horrified to know the truth. About my brother. About him. About us. The truth scared me. "Do you want to talk somewhere else?", Seth asked. It echoed around us. Looking behind him, I nodded. He uncrossed his arms and stepped closer. And in instinct, I stepped away. He chuckled in disbelief and