Alaric’s POV:

Anyone who knew Meadow as much as I did could tell when she was lying, and the video chat we had confirmed it all. Something was bothering her, and I would be a fool to not know what it was.

Her sister and aunt had hurt her in ways that no one would expect, and there was no way I could fix that for her—that was what fucking pissed me off. That she was hurting and there was nothing I could do to help her emotionally.

I could solve any physical problems she had, but the ...