Alexander remained in the kitchen throughout the entire meal preparation, watching Emily work without leaving for a moment. The young woman felt increasingly uncomfortable as time went by, but did her best to hide it. Promptly, Emily served a bowl of stew with bread and juice.
"I don't want juice. Bring me a bottle of whisky," demanded Alexander, who, without waiting for Emily to taste the food, took his spoon and began to eat.
Emily felt a small relief seeing that he didn't ask her to taste the food and headed to the area where the drinks were kept. There, on a shelf filled with grape and apple wines, with barrels of beer in a corner, there were also several bottles of brandy. Although Emily was not an expert in alcoholic beverages, she could distinguish the different types by reading t
