The moment Alaric got home, he released his demons.
He yelled and threw punches on the wall, broke vases and crashed a lot of things.
The pain he'd been trying so hard to hide could no longer be buried. Being alone in the confines of his house made him accept the fact that he was hurt.
So, Baxter was the reason Ivanka dumped him? That shitty step-brother of his? He was the 'someone suitable' she'd told him about it?
By the time he was done letting out his anger, he was almost out of breath. He plonked himself on the floor, buried his head in his huddled legs and tried all he could to calm himself.
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When Ivanka and Baxter got home, she did what was necessary and excused herself to call her mum. Her heart had been so heavy the entire time,she didn't even know which emotion to fo
