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.

calm pulse quickened as though infused with a fresh vigor.

Alaric’s voice cut through the thumping bass, his tone laced with annoyance. He noticed her eyes widen, clearly a sign of

awkwardness, she took a long sip from her glass, her lashes casting shadows to hide her

a nonchalant sprawl, his legs stretched out

his knees.

you just now. Didn’t you hear me?” Alaric said, his irritation about Hertha’s recent date lingering as he deliberately prodded for a reaction.

Alaric. “You’re right. I’m just an ordinary person raised from the roots, unaware

expression darkening. “What are you even talking about? Is that what

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

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