= Mikael =
He…really never fails to amaze me.
A part of me had expected him to take my warning seriously.
I don’t know why.
If I were honest with myself, I should have known better. He had never been the type to respect boundaries, much less orders. Still, watching him now, I couldn’t help but wonder what it would actually take for him to understand that I hadn’t been bluffing—that when I told him he was forbidden from setting foot in any gathering after the last disaster he caused, I meant every word.
Apparently, authority alone wasn’t enough.
He stood there like the rules didn’t apply to him, slurring half-formed sentences and breaking into laughter at his own incoherent thoughts. A bottle of alcohol hung loosely from his grip, its contents already disappearing fast as he tipped i
