CHAPTER 77

ALICIA'S POV

I got him! He appeared uneasy about what I said. Does he know?

I gingerly stepped into his chambers, but it felt weird for some reason today. I mean, this was literally where I stayed with Leo, so why does it feel weird? Maybe it was because, this time, I was aware that Leo was drifting apart from me, no thanks to Crystal Thorne. That stupid slave girl was the cause of it. And of course, she would pay for it. I will think of something tonight; it was very important that I devised a plan to bring her closer to me. I had to find a way to poison her mind somehow; to make her hate Xavièr Fernández; to make her separate from him, giving me an opening to attack her and whisk her out of the picture once and for all.

But first, it was important that I convince Leo to stay away from her. But would I be able to do just that? Knowing how inherently stubborn Leo was, it may be difficult to attain that. What could I possibly do? Even if it was to plant the seed of doubt into his mi