Alaric’s POV
I should have known when Aidan told me where to find Cara, that he would be setting me up for disaster. Yet my foolish heart had longed to see her regardless and went along with what Aidan directed, hoping to catch sight of her.
And I had. Through the window of the fancy restaurant, I saw her sitting across from Noel, smiling and laughing. They clinked their wine glasses together as if in a toast.
I should have went in, maybe. That had been my plan when I arrived here. I was going to go in and speak with Cara, tell her everything about my feelings, how much I missed her, and how dedicated I was to treating her the way she wanted to be treated, as if everything was normal.
Instead, seeing her so happy, I had lost my nerve.
I was so unworthy of her in a way that Noel coul
