90

PHIN -

Teddy left with Cassy, and the house felt quieter without them. The healers insisted Cassy's pain was from the title shift, but nothing more.

She'd be fine. But that didn't make me feel any less restless.

I needed to move things forward. "Set the master suite for me and Viv," I ordered the Omegas, watching them flinch at my tone. "But leave the room next to Marilee's as is." They exchanged glances, but nobody questioned me.

Except Viv, of course.

She leaned casually against the doorway. "Why both? We're taking over the master suite now that you're Alpha again, right?"

I looked back at her, trying to keep the storm of emotions under control. "One for sleeping," I muttered, "and the master for... other things."

She laughed, stepping closer until she was right in front of me. "Do we need both, really?"

"Yes. For...other needs," I cut her off sharply. Her laughter was infectious, but my mind was already racing ahead, buzzing with an energy I couldn't control. She always had this