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.”

are putting the food on the tray,

go.” I tell her before turning to

and that is how the rest

are not chips, but we do have lots of potatoes, so

I begin to assign 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 something similar to a

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 eat. We continue this process through

grab one for myself, since I skipped

are used to being mistreated 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

it’s hardly worth calling it a pantry, when the kitchen goes

of their mouths are open slightly and their eyes are

pantry and walking toward them. “What

words are causing concern with the omegas. They don’t know how to interpret his question. I need to guide this conversation so he understands

sure that your pack members are fed not only lunch, but also dinner. Aren’t you proud of them, Alpha?” I

at me for a moment before reaching out to kiss my forehead. “I don’t know that I’ve ever been prouder

what do we have here?” He asks, pointing to some food preparation.

omega looks at 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 roasted rosemary potatoes with rosemary from our

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

at once. Eli is incredible. He takes time to go to each one, listening