Chapter 116

Meadow’s POV

His eyes were dark and hooded, slightly narrowed. Although this expression wasn’t aimed at me. 

It couldn’t have been because the tender way his hand reached for my chin was a huge contrast to the storm roiling in his blue eyes.

“Nothing’s wrong, baby,” he whispered with a slight shake of his head. “I’m fine. Even better now that you’re here.”

Alaric’s other hand reached for my waist, going downward until it was on the curve of my ass, and then he yanked me against him, pushing his hips into me at the same time so I could feel exactly how… ‘fine’ he was.

He was trying to change the subject, and at the moment, I was going to welcome anything. Anything that would get me to stop worrying about my sister.

Hell, it felt like I was going through withdrawals!

He leaned in to merge his lips with mine and I willingly accepted it, trailing my hands from his chest to his neck. Alaric’s kisses were soft at first, and t