Chapter 1406

Hertha’s round, doe–like eyes fixed on Georgia with a fiery glare, irritation ready to spill from her lips in a heated tirade.

But suddenly, Alaric extricated his arm from Georgia’s grasp, casting her an annoyed glance. “Georgia, cussing someone out as soon as you see them, is that what you’d call cultured? Don’t make me think you haven’t even finished elementary school!”

At Alaric’s words, the anger boiling inside Hertha simmered down to a mere half of its fury.

What was going on?

Was Alaric actually standing up for her?

Wasn’t Georgia his fiancée?

Three years prior, Alaric and Georgia’s engagement party had set the town of Starhaven abuzz, with every major media outlet clamoring to cover the event. The ceremony was both lavish and grand, and it lasted two days–much more extravagant than most engagement parties.

Hertha wanted nothing to do with news about Alaric, wishing to remain ignorant of his engagement to Georgia.

media, news alerts–everywhere she turned, the

Hertha for Alaric, it was thoroughly extinguished by the

their engagement, Hertha didn’t know why Alaric and Georgia hadn’t wed, but

but she was crystal

surely there must

Alaric was not siding with his own fiancée‘ but defending her,

took Hertha by surprise.

she had prepared for Georgia

arm, once entwined with Alaric’s, was released into the air, and her heart followed

one being rude to you. I was just sticking up for you, Alaric. How can

blame me?”

own business!” Alaric retorted, his gaze at Georgia

his mother had tried to set him up

ending up in bed with Georgia was the result of his drunkenness–he had dreamed she was Hertha, only to wake

was a mistake that gnawed at him.

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