don was a tricky subject in alina’s history. if she feels remorse for absolutely anything, it is her treatment of him and what had been their friendship. she was only nine — but it’s old enough. she knew it then and she knows it now. don bailey didn’t deserve what he got. the tricky part is that she doesn’t quite regret it. it makes navigating any situation with him awkward and uncomfortable. now that she’s been thrown into the mess they’re in with all their talk of treasure, they’re seeing more of each other than they would ever want to. when she walks into the guesthouse, alina pauses at the sight of him. “hey,” her tone is stilted, and she is somehow uncomfortable on her own property. “i was just gonna stock the fridge.” the winthrops have people for this, but given the sensitivity of what adam and his friends were up to, alina thought it best to keep them out. / @kingscrcwn
