Chapter 1230

“Seriously, Hertha? This is what you dragged me out for?” Alaric asked with a raised brow, his casual attire contrasting sharply with the urgency in his voice.

“What else? My bestie gets bulldozed by that jerk Lysander, and you think I’m just gonna let it slide?” Hertha retorted, her fiery spirit matching her fiery hair.

“If you hadn’t dragged her to that blind date, she wouldn’t be in this mess,” Alaric pointed out.

He knew Hertha was kicking herself over the whole situation, yet he couldn’t resist poking at her sore spot.

Hertha’s breathing deepened, and with a flicker of her eyelids, she shot him a glare that could freeze hell over. “I get jittery on dates, okay? She’s my one and only best friend. Who else was I supposed to bring along, you?”

“Why would you get jittery?” Alaric pressed, his tone turning serious.

“Isn’t it obvious? Because it’s terrifying! I’m not some heartless playboy like you!” Hertha snapped back.

Alaric had a reputation for being a heartbreaker, a smooth operator who’d charmed his way through a string of romances. His sweet nothings were legendary, at least until he got what he wanted. Then, poof! Like a magician’s act, the sweet talk vanished.

prowess in wooing women as well as his ruthless

all take and no give.

twinge in his chest, as if shards of glass were lodged in his heart, causing

the blind date were because she cared too much, worried about being rejected or ending up alone.

up over something

true love was Spencer. For him, she’d pinch pennies and skip meals.

Alarie? She saw him as a fool. Once she

his knees, his usual sultry, slanted eyes now stripped of their charm, replaced

woman had ever infuriated him like

shift in the air, and it scared her. The powerful stance she was known for softened, and with a blink, she

really hit her, would

was now intimidated by Alaric’s

Alaric spoke up, “Well, I wish you luck on your blind date, hope you find

was stern as he ordered, his face a

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