Chapter 16: Realization

Mikalya’s P.O.V

“Where did you get this?” I asked Abhay as I took a sip of the alcohol and felt the sting right down to my stomach. Damn, this was potent!

“Some locals were sipping on it and I got interested.” Abhay shrugged broad shoulders, his eyes a bit unfocused as he looked at the fire burning in front of us. “I was pretty sure I got riffed off but that’s alright, I guess.”

Yup. He was hammered. But I found out that it was a good thing. His speech was more continuous now and he was no longer stuttering nervously in front of me.

I’d lived...