Meadow’s POV:
The words were barely even out of my mouth before Alaric rose to his feet, his arm around my waist as he us around and…
Set me down on the chair.
My brows furrowed in confusion, and as Alaric stepped aside, my eyes met Tyler’s.
I stopped breathing.
spun
Tyler’s face was still bloodied, the sneer still on his face, although now it seemed to have intensified. His eyes hardened even further, but beneath it all, one emotion I recognized fully well was… jealousy.
Alaric was right.
Tyler didn’t want me with anyone. Not even himself. He thought I’d be miserable while he was happy with Juniper.
But… he wasn’t the one winning at the moment.
I was.
I lifted my chin, arching my back slightly so my chest was pushing forward. And then, tilting my head, I asked: “ Is there a problem, Tyler?”
Tyler’s eyes flashed, but he didn’t say a word. Alaric stood behind me now, his presence intoxicating in the best way. “Answer her.”
“No,” Tyler gritted out. “There isn’t a problem.”
Alaric began to circle me, like a predator assessing his prey. It was all overwhelming, with Tyler being here. So all I could do was focus on Alaric’s slow footsteps.
He suddenly stopped in front of me, and then, brows pulling together, he cupped my jaw, making sure my eyes remained on his.
His teeth scraped over his bottom lip and my eyelids fluttered. “Alaric…”
“You can decide to pretend he’s not here, or embrace the fact that he is,” he whispered, leaning in with his hands on the armrests. “Whatever you do, you have my full support. Although, you’ll probably be too busy shaking beneath me to even concentrate on anything else.”
Warmth flooded my entire body, shooting straight to my core as Alaric trailed his soft lips along the corner of my mouth down to my collarbone. He cupped my breasts, gently rubbing the pad of his thumb over the lacy fabric of my bra.
And it was only when he started to lower himself to his knees that I realized what it was he really wanted to do to me.
“Alaric!” I gasped.
Tyler made a sound in the back of his throat, but I wasn’t looking at him. My eyes were completely on my hunk of a husband kneeling in front of me in Tyler’s presence.
“Shhh.” Alaric’s gaze was dark. “I’m here. Lift for me, baby.”
I did, and he pulled down the rest of my dress, leaving me in my underwear and heels. Tyler could only see the upper part of my body from where he was seated, and I think Alaric wanted it that way.
He wanted to give him a show without actually showing him anything.
“My perfect angel,” he rasped against my knee, peppering kisses all over both knees. “You’re the most perfect woman I’ve ever known. The most perfect I will ever know.”
He was saying all that for me to hear, but I wasn’t sure if Tyler could hear it as well.
I hoped he could.
A soft gasp escaped my throat as his mouth trailed upward, toward my thighs. A shiver ran down my spine, and I kept my eyes on him, moaning lightly as his other hand caressed my waist.
My breathing had turned shallow. “Oh god!” I yelped in surprise when all of a sudden, he yanked me closer until my ass was teetering on the edge of the seat. And then, he swung my thighs over his shoulders.
When Alaric raised his eyes to meet mine, all the breath escaped my lungs. So hooded. So full of lust and something else I couldn’t name.
“You okay?” he murmured.
I didn’t answer at first, I just met Tyler’s eyes.
And oh fuck yes–he was fuming. His entire face was nearly red, a vein about to pop in his forehead. His jaw was clenched so hard I was surprised he hadn’t chipped a tooth yet.
I smirked at him, my eyelids fluttering when Alaric sucked me through my panties.
“Fucking wet, as always,” he murmured in approval.
“Only for you, daddy.”
I had no idea what on earth had possessed me to say that, but I did. And the way Tyler moved to stand up let me know that it had gotten to him.

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