When Penelope answered the door looking radiant in yoga pants and a t-shirt, her long silvery blonde hair tied into a messy knot on top of her head, Toby knew that he must look a mess. Her eyes went wide as she took him in, eyebrows knitting slightly together.
“Toby…” her voice was full of concern. “What happened to you?”
“The King happened. I can’t say much, but…” Toby motioned to himself. “You can assume that my condition speaks to his state of mind. I was ordered by the Alpha to bring you to his office...now.”
Toby sucked in a breath, his dark green eyes squeezing shut as he fought back the compulsion to grab her, throw her over his shoulder, and start marching back to his pack house. His hands twitched at his side. “But you know, ‘now’ is pretty vague. So, I went for a little stroll
