7

Penelope sat in her room, staring out through her window at the beautiful woods beyond. She couldn't help but think about Alpha Liam and how much the mate bond wanted her to be with him. With every passing second, the desire became more and more intense. She knew it was impossible, considering the norms, but she couldn't shake the feeling of longing.

Suddenly, her maid came into the room and told her that her father, Alpha Uther, needed her in the living room. Penelope sighed with frustration, knowing that her father would want to discuss the recent events and she wasn't ready for that yet.

She told the maid to tell her father that she would be with him shortly. She needed a few more minutes to gather her thoughts and compose herself before facing her father. She gazed out the window one more time, taking in the beauty of the woods and longing to escape it all.

Penelope went into the bathroom, feeling a sense of dread in her gut. She knew that her father had called her for something im