I roll my eyes but can’t stop the laughter bubbling up. “Unbelievable.”
Excitement surges through me anyway, and I can’t help squealing, “Oh my God, Alec! Do you know what this means? I never even got the chance to go to a ball before and now I actually can.”
The annual ball is usually attended by werewolves who have shifted. When he was my alpha, I never got to attend because I had yet to shift, and after I became alpha, I also didn’t attend because I was afraid to cross paths with Alec or anyone who might recognize me.
He shakes his head with mock dismay. “You do realize they’re usually boring, right? More networking, politics, and stiff handshakes than actual fun.”
“Still,” I say stubbornly, grinning, “This is THEE BALL we are talking about. There is no way I’m going to miss it, so
