Page 25 of Broken Omega

It’s not even a question. She’s basically calling as a courtesy, to let me know it’s happening.

I should have seen this coming. She’s pulling out the big guns now, inviting Alphas around for tours.

“Haven’t I already met all of the eligible Alphas who come here?”

“This one hasn’t been to any of the socials, despite being approved for a long time.”

I take a seat on the edge of the bed, knowing that I’m white-knuckling the receiver in my hand.

As much as I can’t stand the assholes who come to the socials, I like the sound of this even less.

“What’s wrong with him?” I ask her, being blunt because I have nothing left to lose.

She laughs. “Absolutely nothing. It’s just the first time he’s shown an interest in coming to Goldcrest.”

“If he’s old enough to be my …” I start, ready to argue.

“He’s maybe a year older than you. You might have heard of him. Cassidy Halloran.”

I clamp down on the urge to ask if she’s joking.

What are the chances that the Alpha rumoured to belong to the school’s two newest Omegas is coming for a visit now, right after they got here?Seriously?

“Um …” I murmur, while I try to think of actual words.

All I can think about is how obvious it is that Cassidy’s coming here to check up on his Omegas.

I don’t want to get anyone into trouble, and there would definitely be trouble if Geraldine knew about this.

“You’ve heard of him?” she asks.

I scramble to find words, and finally they start to flow out of my mouth.

“Oh, um, no. I was trying to think of where I’d heard his name before, but I can’t remember.”

“Well, I think you’ll be pleased. He’s quite a catch.”

“I’m sure he is.”

“Don’t forget to go to your therapy appointment in the morning.”

“I assume I’m not touring this Alpha around in the morning then?”

“It’ll be the afternoon,” she assures me. “You’ll have time to go to therapy and your class.”

“Okay. Great.”

“I knew I could count on you. Make sure you take good care of this one, Brooke. He could be your ticket out of Goldcrest.”

She hangs up, and I let out a sigh.

I should have known something like this would happen. She’s going to do whatever it takes to keep my father happy, including finding me fresh, new Alphas to turn down.

I’m sure Cassidy’s fine, but given the circumstances and the rumors, I’m certain he has other intentions for coming out to the academy. His Omegas have been here a couple days and the next social isn’t for a week. If he’s missing them already, they’ll be missing him, too, and there’s no way they’ll last much longer here.

If they’re really his, he’ll have to claim them.

I don’t want to get mixed up in that.

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