#these idiot blondes are like 'haha yes i am successfully seducing and manipulating them!'

[nightingaletrash]

okay so. when did Alec realise that Amicia did in fact love him and was just Like That?

Okay so here's the thing: Alec has better social skills than Amicia and tends to read cues better than her, so he recognises the subtle shifts in her behaviour and aura, even as her surface attitude remains the same. So in his mind, he's the one winning the long game and successfully manipulating the Lasombra Bloodtrader into loving him despite how standoffish she is.

Meanwhile he has no idea that he has played himself.