Penelope's POV
Game Day
"You terrified me," Timothy says quietly, his eyes darker than I've ever seen them. "You still do. The way you made me feel - it was too much."
I stare at him, my heart pounding against my ribs. "Terrified you?" I shake my head in disbelief. "I never even spoke to you before that night. I was nobody to you."
"That's not true-" he starts, but I cut him off.
"It is true!" I snap, my hands clenching into fists. "You were with Madison. You'd been with her for months. I was just the pathetic omega girl who watched you from across rooms and thought maybe, just maybe, the Moon Goddess had made a mistake pairing us."
Timothy flinches like I've slapped him. "When I felt the bond, when I realized you were my mate-"
"You chose her anyway," I finish, stepping back from h
