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room here do you?” She
gazed up at him through her lashes.
    “I said that I’ll
make room and I will. Don’t worry, we adapt. You’ll have your own room by
bedtime.” She looked disappointed at that but didn’t say anything. Did she want
to sleep with him? Could he be that lucky for once? He’d wanted a mate for
years but there always seemed that something was off and none of them were ever
suitable. He had a very strong feeling that this female was his last hope. If
he and the wolf didn’t find her acceptable, there would never be another that
was acceptable. He had to make this work.

Chapter 5
    They went up the
stairs and inside. She smelled bacon, sausage, and coffee. Her three favorite
things for breakfast and if she added an egg it would be perfect. Ryder led her
into the kitchen where the little blonde girl Lucy, from the night before sat
with toast, jelly, and milk.
    “Sit with me.”
Lucy said grinning up at her while patting the bench she was perched on. Harper
smiled and sat. She looked around the table at the faces from the bar last
night and some that she hadn’t seen before. She hoped that she could learn
everyone’s name quickly instead of having to say ‘hey you.’
    “Everyone, this is
Harper. For those of you just waking up, I have claimed her for courting. She
is from the Mountain View pack and with her Alpha’s blessing she is joining our
pack.” Ryder looked around at everyone. The she-wolf who’d been tending the stove
came over to where Harper sat, leaned down, and hugged her.
    “I’m Cindy, I’m
Lucy’s mom. Welcome.” She smiled warmly. “How do you take your coffee?”
    “Just cream.”
Cindy went over to the pot and filled a mug with coffee and cream then brought
it back.
    “It’s good to have
you honey. You can relax for breakfast but after that I will put you to work.”
She winked at Harper.  
    “I’m happy to help
but I have two shifts today.” Ryder growled deep in his chest.
    “You’re done with
that if you want to be done with it. You have no rent here. No bills. Everyone
pitches in to the common cause. Do you have debt to settle from before, from
him?” Harper thought a moment. There was Ellis’ rent and her unpaid utility
bills sitting on the kitchen table. Other than those, she had no obligations.
    “I have a few
bills, my rent, the electric, the water, and the phone bill.” She nibbled her
lip glancing up at him.
    “You can keep your
rent money, you won’t be living there. We’ll see about the rest later. Cindy
has prepared a gorgeous meal so let’s do her the honor of eating it. Lucy, I
want to see some bacon and eggs on that plate.”
    “Yes sir.” She
said automatically watching her mother give her a spoonful of scrambled egg and
a strip of perfectly crisp bacon. She took another bite of toast with grape
jelly smeared all over it. Harper stifled a grin. This pup was bright. He said
on the plate, not that she had to eat it. Harper watched to see if she would
eat or if she would try to top her alpha.
    Everyone filled
their plates once Cindy and Harper had taken their food. Harper thought it
strange. She’d always been told that the males ate after the Alpha and females
ate what was left. “What’s wrong?” Ryder said quietly.
    “You guys eat in a
different order than my pack did. Females always got scraps.” His eyes flashed.
“Did I say something wrong?”
    “Ryder is
old-fashioned and he tends to put us on a pedestal.” Cindy said biting into a
sausage link. “He thinks that women are delicate flowers and should be treated
as such. It’s sweet.” She smiled. “He always makes you feel appreciated.”
Harper cringed inwardly. What did that mean? Was he one of those Alphas that
had a selection of bitches that he slept with? He said that there were two
mated pairs, where was the other female? Was she waiting for him?
    “I see some
serious wheels turning up there.” Ryder murmured and nodded toward her head.
“Don’t get out of