PENELOPE'S POV
Several days had passed in the blink of an eye, and I couldn't believe that tomorrow was going to be the Alphas' ball. I was so nervous—very, very nervous—just at the thought of going over to another pack and having my parents there. I hadn't completely healed from the traumas I had gone through; it had been hellish for me, and I had almost died.
Sighing for the umpteenth time, I stared at myself in the mirror as I drank down the water, feeling it slide down my throat before throwing the empty bottle into the trash bin. I was waiting for Iris to show up with the seamstress to work on the selected gown, trimming and designing it to my taste.
"Hey."
My eyes snapped to the left where the voice had come from, and instantly, my body hummed like an engine coming alive. A wide
