Alaric’s POV:The dress clung to her body like it was made for her—which it was. And I had to force my gaze away from that perfectly rounded ass before Camilla would notice that I was ogling my own wife.I braced myself for what I would see when Meadow turned, but I was still taken aback. The breath was knocked out of my lungs.Just one word came to mind.“Wunderschön,” I whispered under my breath. I wasn’t sure she’d heard me, but even if she had, she wouldn’t understand what it meant. ‘Beautiful.’“Hey, Ric,” Camilla greeted, fighting a smug smile.The little devil. She must’ve heard. Camilla had been taking German lessons since she was a junior, because apparently, it seemed interesting to her.Or maybe she just wanted in on the gossip whenever she was around my brother and I.“Camilla,” I muttered, my gaze narrowing at her. “Did you do this?”“Hell, yeah,” she answered, walking over to the vanity to pack the stuff she must’ve come with. “Didn’t see you hiring someone else so my mo
Meadow’s POV: I chose the third dress.Not the silk that I wore when Alaric fingered me. Not the velvet dress I wore when I rode his thigh to my orgasm. But the champagne-gold sequin dress that we didn’t do anything in.It was a deliberate act of defiance I was pulling. But I had no other choice.The night he had to leave for work—which I was almost fully certain that it wasn’t—he didn’t get back until way later.I knew that because I stayed awake for hours until I just wasn’t able to and fell asleep. And then for the next two days, I was practically non-existent.It wasn’t so bad, though. I’d finally decided to register for online classes and had basically just been trying to prepare myself and my mind for when I’d start next month.And asides that, I’d also been researching facilities that my sister could’ve possibly been in.And for a moment, I thought I found one.I’d ordered an uber and found my way to the location, but the moment I got there, I knew that wasn’t it. And when I w
Alaric’s POV:“What?” she sputtered.The look on Juniper’s face right now was fucking priceless. “What do you mean you’re my brother-in-law?”“I mean,” I drawled, hardening my stare. “I’m married to your sister. Meadow.”I waited for that information to sink in, not looking away from her even as she stared down at the table like she was trying to understand what was going on.“You’re…” Her voice cracked. “You’re lying. You can’t be married to Meadow. There’s no fucking way. She was in love with Tyler and—”“You thought she’d be miserable?” I cut in as something roiled in my chest. “Yes!” she gritted out, rising to her feet as well. “Tyler broke her heart. I made sure of it. So don’t think you can come in here and spit fucking lies, expecting me to believe that Meadow would be married to—” She let out a bitter laugh. “They gave me a higher dosage today, didn’t they? Might be why I’m hallucinating this shit.”I let a full minute pass by without saying anything. The fact that Meadow had
Alaric’s POV:This was not how I thought today would end. It wasn’t how I planned my time with Meadow was going to end—not when I wasn’t done doing all the things I wanted to do to her tonight.And this absolutely wasn’t how I planned to meet Juniper Russell officially for the first time. But now I had no choice.“She stabbed someone,” Trip had said. “A female orderly who’s currently in surgery.”My grip tightened around the wheel. Not that I was surprised. I had a feeling that since she didn’t know who put her there, she was going to try to cause a ruckus.I just didn’t think it would be something like this.I had to lie to Meadow, tell her that it was just something at the office. Because if I’d told the truth, she would’ve wanted to tag along.And as much as I knew I wouldn’t have let her, I’d rather not have that inconvenience sitting on my fucking head.When I got to the facility, Trip was already waiting for me in the parking lot. He rushed over to my Aston Martin, pulling the d
Meadow’s POV: I had on a midnight blue, off-shoulder dress with a sweetheart neckline that cinched my waist and flowed downward. It also had a thigh-high slit.This was more… regal, and with the way Alaric was looking at me, it had to be seductive as well.Or maybe he was just hyper aware of the fact that I was wearing nothing underneath, just like I was hyper aware of the fact that I was straddling the firm muscle of his leg, my bare center right on his thigh.“Alaric…” My voice cracked, my body already trying to grind without permission.“Problem, baby?” His voice was smooth as butter as he reached for my hair, releasing it from its knot so it fell down my back. His eyes darkened. “That’s more like it. Velvet’s a deadly fucking weapon on you, Meadow.”I swallowed, shifting forward on his thigh. This way, my knee grazed his bulge, and a gasp escaped my mouth when I felt how thick and hard he was through the fabric.Alaric groaned low. “Careful, love. Don’t wanna tempt me, do you?” H
Alaric’s POV: Meadow looked like a fucking angel whenever she came apart from my touch. Watching her come undone was slowly turning into an addiction of mine.The face she made, the way her grip tightened around my shoulder, the way her body stilled and started vibrating, the sounds that left her lips—I could never get enough of it.Enough of her.Slowly, I pulled my fingers out of her, feeling my lips twitch as she whined in protest.She had a greedy, needy little cunt, and I couldn’t wait to give her everything that she needed. Couldn’t wait to ruin her with my cock.Without another word, I raised my hand between us, trailing my index and middle finger along her bottom lip, painting it with her essence.“Have you ever tasted yourself before, Meadow?”She shook her head, her cheeks turning red like she was embarrassed. My mouth twitched. So fucking innocent, she was.And all mine to ruin.“That’s unfortunate,” I murmured. “Because your taste is exquisite. Open.”Meadow obeyed withou