Chapter 83

Meadow’s POV

I failed.

I failed the fucking test. And now Alaric wasn’t going to give me what I wanted.

But I couldn’t help it. The onslaught of emotions and the pleasure and the pain just… it was too much. And so I gave in. The worst part about this was knowing that this was only a glimpse of what Alaric could and would do to me if I had passed.

And I couldn’t take it.

My throat tightened as Alaric uncuffed the spreader bar from my ankles. I was breathing hard, trying to swallow. He kissed my ankles, rubbing against them with his thumb even though they weren’t sore. Something fluttered inside of me.

A few seconds passed before I felt him pull the plugs out of my ear. Relief washed over me like a wave when he gently loosened the blindfold, the silk sliding against my skin as he took it off.

The first thing I saw was his face. The corners of his mouth were slightly curved, eyes glinting with dark amusement. How was… How was h