The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0342

“Do we have bread?”

“Yes.” Abby says before turning to me, guessing what I’m going to say. “And cheese and lettuce. But no mayonnaise or mustard.” She grimaces at me. “We can’t afford it yet.” So, the whole pack knows how poor we are. I guess that’s a good thing. It manages expectations.

I’m about to direct us to start lunch preparations when I hear loud footsteps running into the kitchen. Two young girls stop suddenly when they see me.

“Luna.” They say in unison and bow their heads.

“We heard you needed helpers.” One says.

“We’re here to help.” The other says..

“That’s wonderful. We need all the help we can get.” I tell them. They smile and look at each other before back at me.

“So, who wants to take this to your Alpha and Beta?” I ask.

The first girl steps up. “I will.”

and while we are putting the food on the tray, the second girl pours them

go.” I tell

that is how the rest of my morning

do have lots of potatoes, so I have them cut them into thin slices

duties. I have Cammy working on slow cooked pulled pork for tonight

in, I have some omegas take the plates out to the tables, serving the group. There is a moment of surprise before they settle in and begin to

Eli and Carlos, making sure to grab one for myself, since I skipped breakfast, choosing to feed Carlos

in my experience, they are the backbone of every pack. Without them, the packs would fail apart. They work hard and they appreciate having a job. It makes them feel needed and an integral part of the pack, which they

the pantry that is so poorly stocked that it’s hardly worth calling it a pantry,

and Carlos holding the tray and empty plates that I sent up to them. Both of their mouths are open slightly and their eyes are wide. I quickly look around and see that every omega’s eyes are now on the floor. These poor people are so used to being mistreated by

say, stepping out of the pantry and walking toward them. “What a surprise to see

causing concern

working to make sure that your pack members are fed not only lunch, but also

don’t know that I’ve ever been prouder of

we have here?” He asks, pointing to some

at her. “Well, Alpha, we have a lot of potatoes that were harvested recently. For lunch we made homemade potato chips and for dinner, we’re going to make roasted rosemary potatoes with

at her, touching her shoulder gently, ignoring the way she flinches and smiles

He takes time to go to each one, listening to what they are doing and giving them approval and praise for