THE MALE SCENT ALEX'S POV I had stayed away from that omega. For days, I had made sure of it. I hadn't called for her since the last time I saw her. I hadn't summoned her to my room, hadn't asked for her, and hadn't even bothered checking where she was unless it concerned the duties she had been assigned. After what had happened when she tried to escape, I had made my warning clear enough. She knew what would happen to Omega Land if she tried it again. There was no reason for me to keep involving myself with her. Yet somehow, I kept noticing her. Whenever she crossed one of the corridors, my eyes found her before I could stop them. I would see that familiar figure moving quietly through the Park House, her head lowered, and something inside me would tighten before I forced myself to

