Chapter 21: The Last Flight
At Obsidian
While Alaric was happy due to Aveline, Damien was frustrated by the same person. He smashed the bottle of bourbon on the floor when Vivienne reached for another drink in the middle of the day.
"Enough." He hissed, unable to watch the love of his life drowning in alcohol.
The bartenders flinched and stepped away to give them privacy.
Startled, Vivienne quivered at his anger.
However, her eyes filled with tears in calculated ease. She wouldn't let Damien stay angry at her. Rather, she would make him angry enough to vent it on Aveline.
The more she appeared to suffer, the more it would stab Damien, and the more Aveline would suffer from his hands.
How could she let Aveline off the hook after being humiliated by her?
Huge drops of tears rolled down her cheeks. "Wh-Why are you angry at me? It-it was her..." she mewled. More tears pooled in her eyes, threatening to spill, warning him to stay calm.
The flush from the alcohol made her look even weaker. Her expression was so wrenching that Damien felt a twist in his chest. He could only clench his teeth and try to rein in all his emotions.
This wasn't the Vivienne Sinclair he had fallen for. She was once glamorous, a goddess, and a confidence walking in sky-high heels. But Aveline had turned Vivienne into an inferior, anxious, and insecure woman. And so Damien hated everything about Aveline.