Alexia POV:
AARGH! The blaring alarm shattered the remnants of my fragile sleep, grating on my already frazzled nerves. I groggily reached over and smacked it off, groaning into my pillow. Stupid thing. My brain was a tangled mess, thanks to the ridiculous thoughts I'd tortured myself with last night. The absurd idea of somehow returning to my past life, of undoing my death—if I'd even died at all. I should have been dreaming about beaches or cake, but no, my brain decided to fixate on existential dilemmas. Brilliant.
The wedding—or whatever this sham was—was scheduled for 7 a.m. Who in their right mind planned something so important at an hour when even birds were still yawning? Oh, right. Aiden. The human ice sculpture with a Rolex where his heart should be.