Chapter 355

Alaric

I stepped closer, unable to resist the gravitational pull she seemed to exert on me. "If it doesn't matter, why are we still talking about it?"

"You're right." She reached for her glass and drained the remaining whiskey. "We shouldn't be talking about it at all."

I watched her throat work as she swallowed, transfixed by the curve of her neck, the way the dress hugged every perfect inch of h