Nadia's POV I raised my eyes, meeting his blade-sharp gaze with a calm expression. "Yes, I've told them already." "Why didn't you discuss this with me first?" His face darkened, brows knitting together as a complex storm of emotions, which even he didn't seem to recognize. It swirled in his amber eyes. His suffocating Alpha pressure began to flood the room again, heavy with warning. I didn't understand why he was reacting this strongly. Was it because a lowly Omega like me dared to take the lead, breaking the rhythm of his perfect control? Or was it because I had prematurely shredded the image of us being a nice couple?" "I didn't think it was necessary." I stood as tall as I could, and though a wave of weakness flickered in my abdomen, my voice remained flawless. "We're going to the H

