Chapter 140

Meadow’s POV

“Your ex-boyfriend here doesn’t realize exactly how screwed he is, baby,” Alaric murmured, pushing his foot down harder against Tyler’s chest. “You tried to assault my wife right after you played in her face, you called her on the phone and threatened her… if only you knew how close to death you were that night, Cross. You can ask Meadow. I bent her over my desk and she asked me to punish her instead.”

I froze. He was referring to the night he whipped me with his belt. Alaric didn’t glance at me before he continued, something dark lacing his tone. “And I did. I punished her in place of you. And I’m not saying I didn’t fucking enjoy it, but the fact that she took a punishment for your undeserving ass made me want to end you even more.”

My throat thickened and I rose to my feet. Alaric looked at me then, something dark and lustful in his gaze as he scraped it over my body before refocusing on Tyler.

“But you treating Meadow like sh