Loud knocking jolted Allegra out of her sleep the next morning. She was dreading waking up considering how drunk she had been as she went to bed the night before. Miraculously, she felt completely fine. As she dragged herself out of bed, a wave of dizziness overtook her, but it passed soon enough. The hangover symptoms she usually suffered were nowhere to be seen.
The last person she expected to be there was standing before her. She still felt a little resentment towards Niklaus, but now it was more about being the reason behind the mess with the press the day before. Not to mention how appallingly rude he had been to Cedai and Zallius even though they had essentially saved their hides.
“What do you want?” she asked rudely, not bothering to hide her contempt. “Here to take me out to a b
