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.

her calm pulse quickened as though infused with

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

been caught staring and quickly averted her gaze. To ease the awkwardness, she took a long sip from

with a nonchalant sprawl, his

his knees.

you just now. Didn’t you hear me?” Alaric said, his irritation about

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

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

to feel his presence, to emphasize

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had she missed the point and escalated it to a matter of their social

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