Xander never realised how much he had let Aria inside his life. Because after she left that's all he could think about. He did not even remember what was his life before her. Not like it mattered.
When he had to let her go, that was the hardest thing he had to do. And it affected him. It affected him in a way that was not very healthy. The pack members could see that. And they felt sorry for him. Not only he was having withdrawals because of the distance but the Alpha was experiencing depression and border lining towards the alcohol.
Wolves are not capable of being intoxicated with their resistance capacity, but Xander managed to drink on the level that he could not see anything. The Alpha thought he would be able to function without her and can lead a normal life as if nothing happene
