Chapter 066

Alexander

I woke up to a tangle of arms and legs. As I sat up, I saw the four women lying beside me, their faces slack in sleep.

I shook my head, recalling last night, the drinks, the music, the desperate attempt to drown my sorrows.

Five years of emptiness had driven me to this point. Five years of trying to fill the void with temporary fixes, with fleeting pleasures. Women, booze, parties - nothing seemed to stop the ache within me.

I'd lost count of the number of nights like this, the number of strangers I'd used to try and numb my pain.

As I sat up, the women stirred, their eyes fluttering open. They smiled, reaching out to touch me.

"What an amazing night we had." One of the women purred.

I couldn't recall her name, or any of their names for that matter. They probably told me, but I didn't remember.

I never remember their names.

I forced a smile. "Yeah, it was...something," I said, my voice laced with insincerity. They didn't seem to notice, too caught up in their own haze o