Invitation to the banquet

Soon, Alice finally calmed down and was no longer shivering and shaking as she was before. This made David heave a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, series of noises and then footsteps were heard coming towards the cell they were.

Seeing Alice jolt again, David an inkling of who those people might be.t

"Look at me. I'll be leaving now. I promise, I'll be back to save you. Stay strong for me," David held her by her shoulders and spoke hastily.

"No,no, no, don't go. Don't leave me here," Alice cried out, reaching out to him but then, he suddenly disappeared just as he came and her hand was outstretched in the air.

This was the sight Sebastian saw when he got to Alice's cell.

"What are you doing?" He hissed out, staring intently at Alice's outstretched hand.

Alice immediately and shockingly drew back her hand, rubbing her body lightly while staring at anything but Sebastian.

She avoided eye contact with him as well as she could.

Of course, this didn't escape Sebastian's sight as a smirk formed