HIS DOE, HIS DAMNATION (An Erotic Billionaire Romance) novel Chapter 132

Meadow’s POV:

I’d been here a few times before, when I was still in a relationship with Tyler and he used to make me come meet him here or wait for him.

It felt different now, though.

Maybe because I was going as the CEO’s wife, and not an employee’s little girlfriend or fiance.

I didn’t text Alaric to let him know I was on my way, and as I stepped out of the car, I wished I had. But I was already here. And I needed to speak to my husband.

I turned to face Trip, and then paused.

He hadn’t gotten out of the car.

“What?” I breathed. “You’re not coming in with me?”

Trip smirked. “Not my territory. The moment you step through those doors, you’re the boss’s problem, not mine.”

I shot him a glare, rolling my eyes so far back into my head. “Great. The one moment I need you to be clingy and that’s when you decide to pull back,” I muttered, turning to stare up at the building.

It looked as tall and magnificent as it was the first time I came here.

A shiver ran down my spine. I was anxious, nervous, and I had no idea what to expect when I entered the building. A lot of people still didn’t know me as Alaric’s wife.

However, that was going to change today. I didn’t want to be some kind of… secret, whether our marriage was real or not. But since I didn’t let Alaric know I was coming here, I had no idea how he was going to react.

Pissed? Annoyed? Would he send me back home? Would he say I was embarrassing him?

Somehow, I knew he wouldn’t do that, but some pessimistic part of me only expected the worst—especially since that was how things used to be with Tyler.

“If you’re done reminiscing, Mr. Ashford’s office is on the top floor.” Trip’s deep voice broke into my anxious thoughts.

He was standing beside the car now, hand on the roof. His shades were back on, but I could see the hint of a smirk on his lip. “You terrified?”

“I don’t think you’ve ever said more than two words to me before today,” I said, tilting my head. “What changed?”

Two whole seconds passed before he replied. “You’re the boss’s wife, Mrs. Ashford.”

And he left it at that.

I spun around to face the building again, taking in a few deep breaths. My nerves were already a wreck from everything that Juniper had told me.

Everything that she had done. My father, who already hated me with every fibre of his being, now thought–No, knew that I was the reason the woman he loved died.

I had to pull it together and talk to Alaric. Although, I couldn’t help but feel bad about the way I treated him earlier. Asking him if he was ever going to feel the way I felt for him was wrong. An overstep.

We’d only known each other for a little over two months–it was still way too early for him to have those kinds of feelings for me.

I swallowed, moving toward the entrance. The automatic doors slid open for me, and as I stepped into the building, a fresh wave of nervousness hit me.

There weren’t a lot of people loitering–just a few who I supposed were employees.

I approached a woman who didn’t seem to be much older than me, maybe an intern, and when I told her who I her eyes widened and she turned flustered. But she pointed me to the elevator.

That was way easier than I thought it would be.

“Aren’t you suspicious of me?” I asked the woman. “What if I’m lying or something?”

She got a bit flustered. “Um…” she narrowed her eyes. “Something tells me you’re being honest. And frankly, even if you were someone dangerous who had a gun on you, you wouldn’t succeed in doing anything to that man.”

I only laughed.

When I arrived at the top floor, the elevator dinged and my heels clicked against the floor as I stepped into the executive level. My heart hammered in my chest.

Tyler worked here. He was Alaric’s assistant.

I hadn’t seen him since the night he tried to rape me.

Just as I approached a pair of doors that looked like they might lead somewhere important, a voice stopped me.

“Mr. Ashford is in a meeting, Miss, and you’re not supposed to… wait. Babe? That you?”

Meadow’s POV:

I stopped in my tracks.

Tyler.

Tyler was right behind me, and he thought I was Juniper. I suppose he was aware that she was out there dressing like me.

My heart thumped hard against my ribcage, the hairs on the back of my neck rising and causing my skin to itch.

I didn’t turn at first. It made more sense that he thought I was Juniper even though she wasn’t supposed to be here. There was absolutely no reason for Tyler to think that I would come here when he didn’t know I was Alaric’s wife.

“Hey,” he drawled, amusement lacing his tone. “What are you doing here? Couldn’t wait for me to get home, huh?”

I wasn’t sure why, but I couldn’t move. And then, I felt Tyler’s hand on mine and a gasp tore from my throat as I snatched my arm back, spinning around to face him.

The confused expression on his face slowly turned into one of surprise.

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