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 ...