His words struck me. I despised it all, but he was correct: Penelope had already been through enough. When I found out she was not with a wolf, I was shocked to the bones. It was unbelievable. So, I had someone look into her past at the Bloodline Pack and surprisingly, there wasn't much they could find. She had lived most of her life locked up in the packhouse. It had hurt me even more because that was exactly what I was doing to her.

shut my eyes, holding back the tears that yearned for freedom.

Just then, the door pulled open, and Nina came bustling through, rushing to me....