He Challenged Me

Alaric's POV.

Ajax spent a bit of time in my room catching up, and that made me happy. At least it stopped me from thinking about what had happened with Zelda the previous day. But his and Aiden's confidence and impending clash over Zelda worried me. It made me realize that I was only being strong-headed.

“That won't work anymore”. I said to myself, realizing the reality of things.

And when he left my room later, I became really somber. I was not in a good mood, not after what Zelda said to me, and for some reason, I wanted to punch something. I realized in no time that I was mostly angry with myself.

“I finally drove her to the wall.” I kept thinking in my head as I furiously punched my pillow.

I quickly opened the bottle of wine I had kept in my drawer and poured myself a large glass, and then another, and before I knew it the bottle was empty.

Sitting on my armchair, I wish I could get wasted. Anything to forget the sce