Out of Reach

Watching Dorian swallow his humiliation, Alaric finally let the tension in his face ease just a little.

From the moment he first spotted Dorian, he had known exactly why the man was here. Dorian was clearly looking for Aria.

And whatever the reason, it definitely wasn't anything good.

Which meant Alaric felt absolutely no obligation to show him even basic courtesy.

They had never gotten along. Whe