Meadow’s POV:

The words were barely even out of my mouth before Alaric rose to his feet, his arm around my waist as he spun us around and…

Set me down on the chair.

My brows furrowed in confusion, and as Alaric stepped aside, my eyes met Tyler’s.

I stopped breathing.

Tyler’s face was still bloodied, the sneer still on his face, although now it seemed to have intensified. His eyes hardened even further, but beneath it all, one emotion I recognized fully well was… ...