Chapter 157

Meadow’s POV

“Cami, can I ask you a question?” 

I was seated in a chair in front of the mirror while she worked on my hair. Tonight was Clarissa’s opening party, and yes—I was still going.

Mainly because I hoped that HE would be there. 

Alaric.

My heart still ached whenever I thought about him, and a simple fix would be to simply stop thinking about him… but I couldn’t. He was connected to everything. My thoughts literally revolved around him.

Just like right now.

Camilla met my eyes in the mirror briefly, giving me a small smile before she went back to curling my hair. “Sure, what’s up?”

My lips parted and then closed back. I didn’t know how to word my question without seeming nosy or like I was prying into business that wasn’t mine.

And then I swallowed, and decided to ask anyway. “Your mother told me once that you were upset about Alaric wanting to open up a salon for you and taking your business to