I caught Penny in the hall the next day as I wandered out of the library, leaving Desmond to get on a conference call. It was hard to focus on my book in hand while being in the same room with him after our interaction last night. My mind continued to replay it inside my head, making everything else a blur.
“Hey, Pen! What are you up to?”
She smiled brightly at me. “Oh, you know,” she shrugged to the laundry hamper in her hands, “just the usual.”
“Want some help?”
Her eyes grew wide as she shook her head, “No, better not. It’s my chore to do and the Alpha wouldn’t want you working.”
My face scrunched in confusion. “What does that matter? I don’t mind. I need to earn my keep anyways.”
Penny stayed silent, searching for the right words to say. I interrupted her train of thought as I l
