Alice's POV:

Seizing the opportunity of feigning death to escape this place... It sounds like an exceedingly good idea. If I said I wasn't tempted, that would be a lie. I once loved Robert unreservedly, but what did he ultimately bring me?

"Alice, those words will forever hold true," Betty remarked, her gaze fixed on me. "You need not worry about me. With my status, they dare not harm me."

"Don't allow yourself to be treated as a pawn, sent and received like a pitiable creature. Little princess," she added before departing.

Jojo glanced at her before approaching me, inquiring if I still wanted to finish the wing tattoo. I...