Alaric’s POV:

The boardroom was silent.

The members of the board sat along the long, rectangular table, their eyes drifting over to me anxiously, almost like they were expecting the worst from me when I hadn’t even said anything.

Perfect.

I didn’t tolerate mediocrity, and I sure as hell didn’t reward disloyalty. But today, I was about to do both.

And it’s all because of what I knew she wanted.

Meadow Russell. My sweet, innocent doe.

I hadn’t been able to take my mind off ...