. Riley’s pov
It had been a week since I last saw or encountered them.. the triplets, including Alexander. I tried not to think about it, not to let my mind wander back to the way his eyes burned into mine during our date or the way his voice lingered in my thoughts long after we parted. But every time I tried to push the memories aside, they clawed their way back.
I had told myself he wasn’t serious, that whatever connection I thought we had was a figment of my imagination. Of course, he wouldn’t follow through. I was Riley, the omega, the girl with no status or importance. What was I thinking? It was better this way, I decided. I didn’t need distractions.
That afternoon, instead of heading home after school to hide away like I usually did, I decided to visi
