(Author's POV)
Approximately one hour before the incident that took place inside Myra's room.
Alaric was settled in his penthouse suite, working on some pending office related tasks, which he had his secretary, Amanda, attend to. He wanted a distraction from last night's thoughts, which had clearly haunted him all day long. And only through working could he escape from the delirious thoughts he had been having about Myra.
After seeing off Brave and Elio at the airport, Alaric came straight back to the hotel and locked himself in his room, cutting himself off from everything. He had been sitting in a single position for the past six hours and reviewing document after document. The guy didn't even take a minute's breather, not even for dinner or for a sip of water. He was all working, working and working.
