Meadow’s POV: I’d asked Yvonne to head out of the bathroom first in case anyone was watching us closely—especially Alaric. But now, as I watched them from a distance, I realized how big of a f*****g mistake I made by doing that. I should never have trusted her. Should never have trusted that she would keep my secret. And judging from the look on Alaric’s face, I didn’t have much time with him. He looked pissed as he listened to whatever she was telling him about me. My heart beat thundered against my ribcage as I wondered what exactly she was telling him. That she was my aunt? That I was from an influential family? Formerly influential, anyway. Or was she telling him about my deadbeat father who had been locked in prison for over ten years? Either way, who knew what he was going t

