Chapter 21

Nicholus's POV:

I was staring hard at the navy blue liquid in the glass that I was clutching in a tight grip. I was never like this. Never before had I depended on the alcohol to keep my mind away from something but ever since the night of the party, one particular pair of brown eyes was continuously messing with my head.

For that, I would like to blame my childish wolf.

Right then, Xoro snapped at me, "Yeah yeah, put all the blame on the innocent Xoro."

I rolled my eyes, “It’s true. You can’t stop sulking around like your world has ended.”

As if tired of arguing on the same topic again and again, Xoro sighed, “Whatever, Nicholus. I’ve tried my best to make you understand the things. So don’t blame me when I won’t be able to take it anymore.”

“You up?” came Darius’s voice through the mindlink.

I took a long sip, “Yep.”

I could imagine his smirk as he said mockingly, “Another night of lover boy not being able to find sleep, huh?”

I groaned, “Shut up.”

He chuckled before asking