PENNY
"Who is Irena?"
"How do you know the name Irena?" I ask her, confused.
"Don't deflect," she replies, waving her hand. "Who is she?"
"I... She... We were going out with each other. We are going out with each other," I say, tailing off.
"Oh, OK." Al replies, sitting up straighter, a wall forming between us.
"No, please, just... let me explain," I say, reaching out to hold her hand again. I hold her hand in mine, stroking my thumb over the top of it, and her eyes soften slightly as sparks shoot around my frame again. f**k. "Irena and I... were... going out with each other. Up until yesterday. I... I never thought I would meet my mate, you know how it is for wolves, even in a Pack as large as the one I am in, meeting an LGBTQIA wolf, let alone one who is your mate is rare in itsel
