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In a little alcove not far from me were two people.†
Chpt 7 *
He was standing with his back pressed against the stone of the alcove.†
Chpt 7
If Skylar's hissing and growling hadn't caught my attention, I would never have seen Aphrodite slumped in the little alcove down the hall from Neferet's room.†
Chpt 26
He rubbed around my legs, then he gave the alcove one more good hiss before he took off, disappearing down the hall in the direction of Neferet's room.†
Chpt 26
I looked hesitantly into the alcove, wondering what would make a mean cat like Skylar puff up and hiss, and I felt a jolt of shock.†
Chpt 26
She'd probably felt it coming on and hidden in the alcove so no one would find her and she could keep her info about the death and destruction she could prevent to her hateful self.†
Chpt 26

Definitions:

(1) (alcove)
a recessed or secluded space -- such as in a room or garden

The alcove of a room is a smaller room attached to a larger room and separated by an arch or other architectural feature other than a door.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)