Chapter 51: The memory card
Headmistress
My alarm on the bedside stand went off, I sighed, rolled over to the other side of the bed and turned it off.
I stretched like a cat, not bothering to cover my mouth as I yawned before slowly rising from the bed—another day to be the headmistress of Ravenshore.
As my vision cleared from the sleepiness, I noticed a silhouette sitting in the reading chair next to my bed.
I fumbled for the bedside lamp, my eyes still trained on the figure. When I turned it on, light flooded the room, illuminating the familiar face.
I sighed, feeling instant relief when I saw who it was. "Alice...Luna Alice?"
Alice gave me a slow, sultry smile and rose from the chair. She was dressed in a floor-length red silk gown that shimmered as she moved towards me.
"You must have been so tired to have slept through the night, Vale. I’ve been here for more than an hour, and you didn’t even stir. Yet you claim to be a light sleeper."
"I had a couple of meetings with Ebonvale yesterday and some at the Palace. I will not apologise for my tiredness, Alice. Unlike you, some of us work for everything."
"Hmm..." She arched her brow and turned away from the bed.
That was when I noticed the state of my room. It looked like a tornado had passed through it. My clothes were strewn across the floor, drawers were yanked half open, and papers were scattered everywhere. Everything was in disarray.
"What the hell—" I raised my eyes to glare at Alice, but met her cold gaze, making me swallow the rest of the words on the tip of my tongue.