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.”

on the tray, the second girl pours them each

Beta’s office. Off you go.” I tell her before turning to

ask and that is how the rest of my morning

set up to make ham and cheese sandwiches for lunch. There are not chips, but we do have lots of potatoes,

them to their duties. I have Cammy working on slow cooked pulled pork for tonight and have some others using what we have to make

tables, serving the group. There is a moment of surprise before they settle in and begin to eat. We continue this process

to grab one for myself, since I skipped breakfast, choosing to feed Carlos my helping of food instead. I wasn’t confident that he’d eaten.

and unappreciated in packs. However, 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

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

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

of the pantry and walking toward them. “What a surprise to

the awe in his voice, but I also know that his words are causing concern with the omegas. They don’t know how to

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

me for a moment before reaching out to kiss my forehead. “I don’t know that I’ve ever been prouder of my pack members.” He says, walking into the

do we have here?” He

me and I nod encouragingly 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

she flinches and smiles at her. “That sounds delicious.” He

start talking at once. Eli is incredible. He takes time to go to each one, listening to what they are doing and giving them approval and praise for their hard work. Carlos jumps in as well and adds some extra comments and praise.