Kate

Kate POV

Cassie and Angie wake me early in the morning. I look out, and it is still dark. “The earlier we go, the earlier we get done and out of the way,” Cassie says.

“Yeah, and if we are lucky, that bitch will stay in bed the entire time we are there. Luna is hard to deal with, so that you know,” Angie says.

I get out of bed and follow them into the kitchen. The three of us cook breakfast for the others. “It is not much, but we get by with what we have,” Angie says.

“It is more than what I had with my father. We never had any food,” I say.

“No imperial should be living in poverty. Did your pack not try to find you?” Cassie asks.

“Not that I know. My father would have easily given me up for money, so they must not have looked for me,” I say.

“It might be better if we keep this undercover for a while,” Angie says.

“We will run close to the house and keep you safe,” Cassie says.

“Will they hurt me?” I ask.

“No, I don’t think so, but there has to be a reason your pack hasn’t sought you out. It doesn’t make sense,” Angie says.

“What happened to your mother?” Cassie asks.

“I do not remember. I was six when my mother died. I remember us leaving the pack. I remember the fight and my father leaving with me; that is all I remember,” I say.

“You will remember. I bet your wolf knows, which is why your father never helped you turn,” Cassie says.

We set the table with biscuits, eggs, and meats for everyone. I put plates and utensils on the table. “The boys will clean up. As soon as we eat, we have to go,” Angie says.

Angie, Cassie, and I fix our plates and begin to eat. Karen and the boys come in after we have already started eating. Karen puts on a pot of coffee. I heard her leave after we went to bed last night and returned only a few hours ago.

“I have to run an errand with the boys today per the Alpha’s orders,” Karen says.

“At least you do not have to go to the house today,” Cassie says.

“Well, maybe now that we have Kate, I can return to my old job,” Karen says.

Cassie and Angie finish breakfast. I grab our plates and utensils to put them in the sink. “It’s the boys' turn to clean up; we got to go,” Angie says.

I lay the dishes back on the table. I follow Angie and Cassie out of the house. We go to the shed next to the house and get into a big orange truck. I sit in the middle between the two of them.

“Kate, stay close to us. Don’t speak unless spoken to first. Keep your head down and do exactly what I tell you to do,” Angie says.

“I will. I do not want any trouble from the Alpha or Luna,” I say.

“Trust me; you don’t want any trouble from Luna. Alpha will only yell at you, Luna; she is violent,” Cassie says.

We drive to the Alpha’s house. Cassie parks the truck away from the Alpha’s home. The three of us get out of the truck and walk to the log cabin. We enter the side door to avoid the sleeping wolves on the front porch. It is early and quiet. “Angie will start the laundry, you and I will go cook breakfast for the Alpha and his wolves that live here in the house,” Cassie says.

“Okay,” I say.

Angie goes into the laundry room to start the laundry. Cassie and I go into the kitchen to begin breakfast. The kitchen is a mess. “It always looks like this in the morning; just start cleaning, and I will start cooking,” Cassie says.

I start water in the sink to wash the unreal amount of dishes. I begin collecting dishes from the table. There is a lot of food left on the table. “What do you want me to do with all of this food?” I ask Cassie.

“Put it in a bag, and we will take it with us at the end of the day. Remember, we get the scraps,” Cassie says.

I rake the food into bags and place the dishes into the sink. I wipe the table down to ensure it is clean for breakfast. I return to the sink and wash the dishes as quietly as possible. I do not want to wake anyone and get in trouble on my first day in the house.

As Cassie lays the food out on the table, I place plates on the table for the Alpha and his wolves. We begin to hear a commotion of loud men coming into the kitchen. Cassie grabs me, and we go into the laundry with Angie. “We don’t want to be seen or heard. We do what we need to do and get out,” Cassie says as she pulls me away from the roaring wolves.

We quietly help Angie with the laundry. Cassie hands me garbage to take out of the house. I walk out the side door to dispose of the trash. Someone walks up behind me as I put the garbage in the bin. I turn to look. It is a man. I do not speak. I smile and walk past him. “I am waiting on the long story,” he says.

I stop. “I will be happy to tell you, but I have a lot of work to do,” I answer him.

Cassie looks out the side door. “Get in here,” Cassie yells at me.

I rush into the side door. “Did Erick speak to you?” Cassie asks.

“Yes, I answered him after he spoke to me,” I say.

“Good, be careful,” Cassie says.

Erick follows me through the side door. “Calm down, Cassie. I am not going to tell her little secret,” Erick says. Erick walks away. The three of us watch him leave the back of the house. My goodness, he is divine. His long dark hair and scruffy beard make him look delicious. “You were right; he is delicious,” I say to Cassie.

“Yeah, well, don’t let Luna catch you looking at her son. She will go ballistic,” Cassie says.

“I won’t. I will keep my head down as you told me,” I say.

The three of us go into the kitchen to clean up after everyone has finished eating. Cassie puts food in the oven for the men to eat later. “They have a few women that live in the house to serve Luna. They will take care of lunch and dinner, but they do not clean,” Cassie says to me.

“Yeah, we get to do all of that. Tomorrow we will have much more to do, but today we only had to do the laundry. Tomorrow is hell day,” Angie says.

Cassie grabs the scraps off the table. We each carry a bag out the side door. “We got some good food today,” Cassie says as we walk to the truck.

The three of us get into the truck. I look to see Erick standing on the porch, watching us leave. “I think he wants to know more about you,” Cassie says.

“Well, I do not need any trouble,” I say.