Chapter 1228

At night, the bar was alive with the pulse of music and the thrum of the young seeking solace from the grind of life.

Hertha sat alone nursing a drink, observing the crowd as they gyrated with wild abandon on the dance floor, their bodies contorting to beats that spoke a universal language of

release.

The kaleidoscope of lights danced across her face, casting her in a transient glow as she watched the revelers lose themselves to the rhythm.

She wasn’t there to escape, but to confront a turmoil that gnawed at her soul, an unsettling that refused to be quelled.

Her contemplative sipping was interrupted by the sudden eclipse of the dance floor spectacle. A figure loomed, clad in a beige button-down that spoke of casual elegance, obscuring her view and disrupting her reverie.

Hertha’s glass paused mid-way to her lips, her eyes, misty with confusion, met the striking visage that now scrutinized her. They were sharp, almost fox-like eyes, framed by a face that could turn heads and break hearts. His gaze caught the neon glimmers, mesmerizing her for a heartbeat too long.

one glance, her calm pulse quickened as though

through the thumping bass, his tone laced with annoyance. He noticed her eyes widen, clearly

realized she’d been caught staring and quickly averted her gaze. To ease the awkwardness, she took a long sip from her glass, her lashes casting shadows to hide her emotions. “Take a seat, I’ve got

settled down with a nonchalant sprawl, his legs

his knees.

just now. Didn’t you hear me?” Alaric said, his irritation about Hertha’s recent date lingering

glass down on the table and glaring at Alaric. “You’re right. I’m just an ordinary person raised from the

frowned, his expression darkening. “What are you even talking about? Is that what I meant?”

to feel his presence, to emphasize that he’d come to

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had she missed the point and escalated it to

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