I slammed the door to my room shut, my back pressed against it as I sucked in a sharp, ragged breath. My heart was still racing, my skin flushed hot, tingling from Alex’s touch... and his words.
"Midnight. My office. Don’t be late."
My thighs pressed together instinctively at the memory. Damn him. Damn that voice that made me melt and burn at the same time.
"Did you just see what he did?!" Cherry hissed inside my mind, frantic and sharp. "He practically claimed you in front of the entire pack. They all saw. You’re not invisible anymore, Penny. You’re his now—publicly."
"Gods, Cherry... What are we going to do?" I whispered, pacing the room. "The whole pack knows. It’s going to spread like wildfire. I’m already an outsider here. What if they hate me? What if they don’t accept me as Lun
