93. The Council-II

|| Lilac's POV || Alaric reached us soon enough, his smile bright but his eyes sharp as they met mine. Every strode he took made my heart shivered. “I’m sorry I’m late. I was held up at work," he apologized, his stormy grey gaze never left mine, as if his words were only meant for me. “Better late than never,” Madeline said, her tone light but her eyes wary. “Well, I always keep my word,” Alaric replied, his smirk widening as he handed Alexander an envelope. “Here. And congratulations.” “Thanks for the support,” Alexander said, his tone polite but guarded. “Yeah, this means a lot to us,” I added, my voice soft but sincere. “Anything for you, dove,” Alaric said, his eyes locking onto mine as he winked. What on earth! Was he out of mind? Everyone was watching us! My cheeks burned, and I quickly looked away. “Now, if you’ll excuse me,” Alaric said, giving Alexander a small courtesy nod before turning and walking away. As soon as he was out of earshot, Astrid and Madeline turned to me, the