Chapter 277

Alice Sterling had no idea where she was right now. It felt like she was suspended in mid-air. All around her was a blinding whiteness, the ground beneath her strangely soft and unsteady. Every step she took made her feel like she was on the verge of floating away, only to land lightly again as if she were walking on clouds. Like stepping on cotton candy. Then, a voice echoed in the emptiness, unfamiliar and distant. “Alice Sterling, is this where you wanted to be?” “What?” She blinked, bewildered, scanning her surroundings. But just as she got the word out, it was like gravity shifted. Her body plummeted downward before landing with a heavy thud on the ground. Dazed, Alice lifted her head and finally got a proper look at where she was— A buzzing street bathed in the glow of city lights. She was standing right in the middle of the passing traffic, staring across at two people locked in an embrace. As they slowly turned their heads toward her, she froze. Those faces—she knew them all to