He couldn't remember the last time anyone had ever asked him that question. Whenever they did ask, he usually changed the subject because thinking of his mother was unpleasant for Alexander. Not because she was ever cruel or abusive to him; she was, in fact, the best woman he'd ever known. She was gentle, kind and selfless...everything Alexander knew he wasn't. She had never failed him.
It was always he who'd failed her.
He felt himself closing down in that moment, seeking a way to change the subject to a topic where he was once again in control. Still, no one had asked him about her a long, long time.
"Yes, I do. Every single day." he said quietly, looking out the window. Suddenly, he was no longer in command of the evening like he had been just moments ago. He missed his mother.
But he couldn't give Brooke that sort of power over him. She might use it against him. That was what humans did, right? Took advantage of anywhere they could?
"I'm not close with my mother's side of the family, either. I spend my time in the company of my sister and a few of my other siblings. My father and his family as well. It makes all the traveling worthwhile, right?" he grinned, his aura of command resettling upon him.
"You said your mother was preparing you to be a society queen since you were little. Is that what you truly want or just what she wanted?" he asked, looking back at her.
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He couldn't remember the last time anyone had ever asked him that question. Whenever they did ask, he usually changed the subject because thinking of his mother was unpleasant for Alexander. Not because she was ever cruel or abusive to him; she was, in fact, the best woman he'd ever known. She was gentle, kind and selfless...everything Alexander knew he wasn't. She had never failed him.
It was always he who'd failed her.
He felt himself closing down in that moment, seeking a way to change the subject to a topic where he was once again in control. Still, no one had asked him about her a long, long time.
"Yes, I do. Every single day." he said quietly, looking out the window. Suddenly, he was no longer in command of the evening like he had been just moments ago. He missed his mother.
But he couldn't give Brooke that sort of power over him. She might use it against him. That was what humans did, right? Took advantage of anywhere they could?
"I'm not close with my mother's side of the family, either. I spend my time in the company of my sister and a few of my other siblings. My father and his family as well. It makes all the traveling worthwhile, right?" he grinned, his aura of command resettling upon him.
"You said your mother was preparing you to be a society queen since you were little. Is that what you truly want or just what she wanted?" he asked, looking back at her.