Dreams and Donuts Part 1

Melody’s POV

Turning off the alarm, I crawled out of bed and headed for the shower, another steamy dream leaving me wanting. Normally I was up by three; at the bakery by four thirty, prepping for the day. It felt weird to be getting up so late on a Monday. After the cold shower, I went down stairs to the kitchen. I had prepped the dough for the donuts yesterday and had put it in the fridge to slowly rise for this morning. I cut and shaped them into various sizes; classic, twisted, and filled. I saved the holes from the classic to make some bites out of them.

I let them rest as I prepped the oil for frying. Once they were fried and the classic glazed while they were warm, I let the others cool off. The twists I dusted with cinnamon and sugar. The filled I put a vanilla custard in the center and topped them with leftover caramel icing from the cupcakes Saturday. After all was said and done, I had two dozen to bring with me to the pack house.

Alpha Scott was a great alpha, always encouraging his pack to start a business when they could. He was one of my main customers- stopping in for coffee and breakfast almost every Monday. I knew he probably wouldn’t be there today, especially since Mike and I were due to present the mate bond separation.

A mated pair could accidentally break a bond if they were not fated, and the one that they did form usually required an official break from an alpha; ensuring that no trace of it was left behind. Doing so though meant that the pair couldn’t mate again, effectively marking a divorce for werewolves and ensuring that if a fated mate were to come around the wolves could find each other.

It used to be in the olden days, alphas could use this power to force a mating. Usually it was the female refusing the male, so the alpha could force the issue at hand for arranged matings. Now since the dawn of the last century, women’s rights were more recognized. Some of the older generation still frowned at the idea of women having a say; but they were few and far between.

I boxed up the donuts and headed out. I would arrive just on time after cleaning up my kitchen. Arriving at the pack house on main street, I pulled into the parking lot. I could see a couple of cars there, Mike sitting in his truck, and a black Harley motorcycle. Mike got out once he saw me and started to walk over. He stopped dead in his tracks when I glared at him. Taking a second thought, he turned and headed to the pack house.

I got out of my suv while grabbing the box of donuts from the passenger seat, making it to the door just as Misses Craig opened it to Mike. The old lady had been the secretary for the alphas there for the last one hundred years, though her body still looked to be in her forties. The only indication of her age was the slight graying at her temple.

“Ah, Mister and Misses Swanson, please come in.” Misses Craig gestured down the hall. “Alpha Scott is in an impromptu meeting, but he is expecting you.” She led us to the doors of the office and stuck her head in. “Alpha, your ten o’clock.”

A muffled reply came from within. “He’s almost finished,” she turned and said to the pair.

“Here, these are for you all today.” I handed Misses Craig the boxes, who sniffed.

“I’ll never understand how you younger generation enjoy this sweet stuff.” She gingerly took the boxes from me, like they were a bomb about to go off. She then hurried to the kitchen, leaving Mike and me alone outside the office. As soon as she was around the corner, the office doors were pulled open. To my surprise, Teddy from Friday was on the other side. We both froze as we saw each other, neither expecting the other. Mike broke the trance between the two of us by gesturing for him to go on ahead.

Teddy slowly walked by me, and it was obvious he was checking me out. I rolled my eyes to myself, but couldn’t help taking a whiff of his scent as he walked by. I kept an eye on him as Misses Craig reappeared and ushered him to the front door. Mike went into the office first and I closed the doors behind us and joined Mike in sitting with Alpha Scott, both of them waiting on me. “Hello, Alpha.” I greeted him. “I brought donuts for you today.”