Chapter20: Midnight Regrets

Leonardo "You shouldn't have had so much to drink, Max," I grumbled, irritated by his intoxication and my aversion to driving, “You used to be the one refraining from alcohol." He chuckled quietly, "That girl's fucking with my mind, Leo," he groaned, exhaling a plume of smoke, his confusion mirroring mine however I didn’t let it be evident much like he wouldn’t have if he hadn’t been so fucking drunk,  "Something's fucked up. Really fucked up.” Indeed, it was the matebond that had brought us to this state. Every fibre of my being was drawn to Maya, and I knew my brother's struggle was no less than mine. "So, what's the plan now?" I asked, "Reject her to ease your conscience?" "That won't just ease my conscience, but hers too," he shook his head, changing the car's music, “I don’t want her to not suffer. It's not the way to bring justice to our mom." He had a point, and for some reason, it bothered me a little. Perhaps, deep down, I also wanted to escape these fucked-up emotions the mat