Elena
I want to drink.
To numb what I’m feeling.
The thought circled endlessly in my mind as I stood outside the Ashbourne estate gates. My chest felt tight, like something heavy had settled inside it and refused to move. Breathing alone wasn’t enough to ease it as my mind keeps repeating Alaric's words like a broken radio.
I took a deep breath, taking out my phone and called the nearest cab.
I don't want to go back to his residence—to my room where we spent the night with. I don't think I could handle it, giving that my emotions were all over the place.
I'll have to hire someone to clean the room—to leave it spotless and destroy all the evidences that could remind me of that night.
However, for now... I wanted to leave.
After a few seconds of waiting, the cab I c
