Chapter 12

“Thank you.” He wasn’t raised with a pack. He’d learned at a young age to fend for himself, so the pack doing this for him, being so open, was new to him, and hard to comprehend.

He took a seat opposite Maya. She glanced around the diner and he offered her a smile.

“I know what you’re doing,” she said. “My parents are not happy with my decision either.”

“There is no reason for you to leave.” He put his hands flat on the table. “It’s good to see you eat.”

Maya sighed and picked up a fry. “So, is this a real job or something you’ve cooked up?”

He chuckled. “Trust me, it’s a real job and I don’t think you’re going to like it a whole lot of the time.”

The house was in need of some serious TLC.

Luke was not wrong. On the outside, the house looked amazing, beautiful, a little unkept, but on the inside it was a mess, and that was putting it nicely. Walls were missing. Electricals were exposed, and it looked like there had been a few animals using it as their sleeping grounds.

Maya had dresse