Ryan, confused.
CHAPTER 20 Alaric Devilier stood upright in front of the books in his library. Anxious, he was dreading the ordeal that awaited him. Alois had assured him that Alia would come to him to hear his side of the story, but he had doubts about it and little faith in his brother. He considered whether the vampire would succeed in his endeavor and this time it was the fear of not being believed that haunted him. He had made mistakes and hoped to be forgiven. Stressed to the limit, he began pacing back and forth from one shelf to the next. Alia entered the room. A certain tension spread in the air. Ryan, who had his back to her, turned to look at her. In his eyes she was still as beautiful as ever, but now she was an unattainable dream. They didn't take their eyes off each other until the distan
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