Alaric caught the lettuce she tossed his way and dunked it into the hotpot, all the while wearing a grin. "I didn't say anything; you're the one overthinking things." "See, you always shift the blame for your own actions and words onto others. Lucky for me, I cut my losses early," Hertha retorted, rolling her eyes at Alaric. Words spoken without intent, heard with all the more.

Hertha's comment made Alaric pause, his heart tightening a bit as his narrow, hawk-like eyes locked onto hers.

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Was it his fault Hertha wasn't with him?

Did her words imply her attraction started with his looks but ended with his personality?

"Why are you looking at me like that? I'm just stating facts! Go ask any of the women you've dated; they'd all think the same," Hertha said between bites, not sparing any feelings.

as ever, wasn't one to take

him was

just smirked without a word, continuing

he knew the reason, he could try to adjust in a way she'd appreciate. It was a step up from

Thalassa, irritated by the contrasting ways Lysander treated them Rosalind couldn't hide her discomfort, complaining,

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south, at least he can see her one last time," Reginald explained, gripping the

brows furrowed, her hands clenching unconsciously

relationship with Joshua, her father, was distant, it was Joshua who had enabled her to meet Zephyr and

often visited her under various pretexts, treating her with

deep feelings for Joshua, but she didn't

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