Alaric’s POV:

“Oh god…” Nova gasped when Meadow’s face fell slack in my hands. I gently lowered her onto the bed, feeling my heart slam against my ribcage.

I didn’t know she was sick.

How the fuck had I not known that my wife was ill? This morning, I’d only thought she was ignoring me, and I didn’t want to push her when she wasn’t ready, especially since I was the reason she was pissed.

But I’d already planned to see her this evening. So when I received the text from ...