Alaric’s POV:

I expected a lot of things when Meadow stepped out of the building.

I expected her to be feisty, snappy, pissed at me or even completely ignore me.

But what I didn’t expect was the relief in her expression, and then the tears that choked her as I caught her in my arms. Her sister had said something to her, which I wasn’t surprised about. Nothing good would come from Meadow going to see her sister.

My chest tightened, and I wrapped my arms tightly around her waist, ...