HIS DOE, HIS DAMNATION (An Erotic Billionaire Romance) novel Chapter 32

Meadow’s POV:

I wondered what kind of relationship Alaric had with his family. I mean, he hadn’t seemed elated to see his brother in his house, and he didn’t hesitate to punch him for reasons I didn’t even understand, so obviously, their relationship wasn’t good.

But there was something else Nolan had said that piqued my curiosity.

‘Mother is going to fucking love this.‘

Maybe I was overthinking things, but Nolan’s tone seemed a bit… sarcastic.

As in, translation: mother is not going to fucking love this.

If Alaric hadn’t told his family that he’d gotten married over the weekend, then they must’ve heard it elsewhere. Alaric was a popular businessman. Albeit, private, but the news had to be out there that Alaric Ashford, billionaire bachelor, had gotten married.

And apparently, he’d kept it from his family. Which meant that they didn’t know that our marriage was one of convenience.

Which I suspected was the reason he wanted me to sleep in his room.

Not that I had a problem with that.

But finding a t–shirt to wear amongst all the button–up shirts in his closet wasn’t as hard as summoning the courage to pull it on.

The black shirt smelled like him, and it felt so weirdly intimate to wear it. Like I wasn’t supposed to be doing that. But after I pulled it on, it felt just right, stopping halfway down to my knees.

Running a hand through my disheveled hair, I turned to look at the bed. Fucking huge and…

A shiver ran down my spine. Something in my delusional mind was holding out hope that he would touch me, but I tried to dampen it. He hadn’t even made a move to touch me intimately in days, there was absolutely no way that he-

The loud sound of my phone ringing on Alaric’s desk interrupted my thoughts. I had no idea he’d even brought my phone up for me.

I limped slightly as I made my way to his desk, my stomach twisting in disgust and anger when I saw the name flashing on the screen.

Tyler.

My nostrils flared. He had the audacity to call me after everything that he did to me? After he…

After he nearly raped me.

The backs of my eyes burned as I slammed the phone face down on the table.

It stopped ringing for a while, but then he called again.

This time, I picked up.

“You have some fucking nerve, Tyler,” I seethed, trying not to let my voice shake–and failing. “What the hell do you-”

“It’s Juni.” His voice filtered through the speaker. He sounded agitated, scared. “She’s gone and I–I–I can’t find her anywhere.”

I pursed my lips, swallowing.

Tyler continued to rant. “I’ve tried everything. Her phone, her old apartment–Fuck, I’m losing my fucking mind, Meadow!”

I flinched, taking the phone away from my ear to stare at the screen as my eyes watered.

Up until this moment, I didn’t know just how deep their relationship went. I’d refused to let myself believe that Tyler really was sent by Juniper to make me fall in love and break my heart.

It seemed ridiculous.

But… hearing the way Tyler sounded right now… made bile rise up my throat. He really meant to deceive me.

I took a deep breath, bringing the phone up to my ear again.

“Hello?” Tyler called out. “Hello? Meadow, are you there? Can you hear me?”

My voice was hoarse when I replied. “Yeah, I heard you,” I muttered. “Loud and clear.”

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