Chapter 97

~Alpha Maverick~ “Fuck!” I yelled, letting loose all the emotions I’d been trying to suppress. I couldn’t hold it in any longer. I picked up drawers and slammed them across the room, destroying everything in my path. I heaved, clutching my chest, and fell to my knees. This is the man you made me become, Jasmine, I whispered, staring at the chaos I’d created. This was who I was before Jasmine came into my life—a mess. I feared I was going back to square one. I don’t know how long I sat there, lost in thought, questioning everything. I unbuttoned my shirt, tugging so hard that some buttons broke, but I didn’t care. “This won’t do,” I groaned, heading for a room I’d long forgotten, a room I was now drawn back to. Grabbing a bottle of liquor and a glass, I tried to drown my sorrows, welcoming the burning sensation in my throat. I tipped the bottle back again, welcoming the fire that seared my throat. But it wasn’t enough. No matter how much I drank, I couldn’t drown out the ache, the empti