Chapter 404

Alaric

"You know what's interesting?" Julian said, pulling me from my thoughts.

I looked up from my whiskey. "What?"

"At first, Elowen left you, and you said nothing. Didn't chase her. Didn't fight for her. Just let her walk away like it meant nothing. Then she came back, and you got engaged, and that was that. No drama, no grand gestures, just a business arrangement disguised as a relationship."