Offer

Chapter 9 - Offer

Penelope

I walked into my apartment feeling as though all of the life had been sucked out of me. Hearing the truth about why Garren was here had struck a cord I wasn't ready to face. I had a lot of fire within me that I had never experienced before now.

Yes, I was angry at Garren for all the embarrassment and self-doubt he had filled me with for months. But I was also pissed at myself for letting him get under my skin like that in the first place. I was an intelligent, independent female. I had been my entire life, and having a mate who was afraid of what other people thought shouldn't change that. That was his problem, not my problem.

I shut my door, locked it and made my way into my tiny bachelor pad. You would think on a cop's salary, I would be able to afford a better place, but the city was expensive even when it came to a shoe box like this. But it was close to the precinct and anything else I ever needed, so I didn't complain. However, Balor made a point to te