His eyes gleamed gold, and the ferocity in his expression took me aback, but it only lasted a few seconds. “I don’t need you to be the perfect omega today. I need you to stay out of trouble. Deanna will make that happen, so there will be no press tours. You’ve met enough people for now. No need to meet anyone new. Deanna?”
She nodded. “Yes, Alpha.”
Then, without even looking at me, Trick turned and stalked away in the other direction. “Oh, he really is an i***t,” I said with a smile.
“Omega?” Deanna asked. I’d quickly learned that’s how she worked—like a soldier.
I wasn’t going to treat her that way. “Deanna,” I said deliberately. “He said I couldn’t meet anyone new, but he didn’t say anything about chatting with wolves I’d already met. Which way to the infirmary?”
It was nearly a twe
