CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

After Astra was done bathing that night, she dried her body and walked into her room. She put on a simple flirty gown and poured herself a glass of wine. It had been a while since she took alcohol but she could not help herself. The events of that day brought some memories, they were mostly not pleasant ones. Astra played some classical music as she sipped the rich red wine. The tangy taste rested on her tongue and she savored it. She was turning around and dancing to the music, all in a bid to get intoxicated faster. Astra didn't want to think anymore, she just wanted to be free. Before long, she began to feel the lightheadedness that came with alcohol. Her vision was now fuzzy. She still continued to pour and drink. She could barely stop. In the haze of the drink, she fell to her bed and slept off. It was back to base. When Astra woke up the next morning, she was not alone in her room. She was warm, exceptionally too. It was not the type of heat that she could generate alone. It w