Abuse?
After Kieran and Lily left together, Blanche and Alec moved around together.
Mainly because Blanche complained that she hadn't seen her little brother for such a long time and didn't want to let him go around without her. Alec gave in because he did have a tiny, *tiny* soft spot for Blanche.
As for the other reason? Well, to be honest, Alec didn't want to be left alone when Lucielle Hartknight was still chasing after him, and he couldn't be bothered to keep fending her off.
Since she mostly seemed to leave him alone when he was with other people, he didn't want to give her any ideas that she was free to approach him either.
As long as she stayed *away* from him, he couldn't even be bothered to give a fuck right now.
Somehow, it just seemed to trivial after he watched Lily die in front of his eyes. It was not the first time he'd tasted how helpless he was, but it was the first time someone of *his* had died, so he could be forgiven.