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.

in wooing

with Thalassa, all

twinge in his chest, as if shards of

nerves over the blind date were because she cared too much, worried

worked up over something bound to fail?

eyes, her true love was Spencer. For him, she’d pinch pennies and

as a fool. Once she had her cash, she’d spend without a

knees, his usual sultry, slanted eyes now stripped of their charm, replaced with a simmering anger as

woman had ever infuriated him like

the shift in the air, and it scared her. The powerful stance she was known for softened, and with a blink, she stammered, “What… what are you

hit her,

Hertha was now intimidated by Alaric’s

she was about to make a run for it, Alaric spoke up, “Well, I wish you luck on your blind date, hope you find true love! Bartender,

ordered,

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