Alaric’s POV
It's been hours since my call with Cassandra, and I haven't even gotten the chance to call Gregory about the whole Priscilla incident. It was kind of hilarious how cute and a bit petty she sounded when ranting about the entire situation, but I could also hear the exhaustion that lay underneath her voice.
I was in such a hurry that I had forgotten to inform her about Priscilla. It never crossed my mind that it was going to be an issue since there wasn't a large age gap. Cass and Priscilla's relationship could have been something akin to sister and not the 'stepmother' as she said. I could imagine the way she winced when saying that word like the most dreadful thing ever.
By the time I stepped out of the lift and into the hallway of the hotel’s top floor, it was close to midn
