New Alpha-New Rules by By K. S. Martin Read Free Book Online Page B

sorts. Any questions that you have, I will more than happy to
answer.”
    “You said that
there were two mated pairs, where is the other pair?”
    “Well, Nicole is
still in bed.” Harper watched Cindy roll her eyes dramatically.
    “Her mate and
Cindy’s mate are in the south field plowing already. It will be time for
planting soon and we want to see what this old farm has in her, if she will
provide food for next year. Nicole and Will’s pups are probably still asleep because
they figured out how to get the video game to work yesterday and they were
still up when we came home.”
    “How many pups?”
Harper speared some sausage.
    “Oh they’re teens,
three of them, fourteen, sixteen, and eighteen.” Cindy offered. The men started
getting up one at a time and carried their plates to the sink. Each of them
scraped, rinsed, and placed the dishes in a dishwasher. Harper smiled at that.
“I still have to clean the pots but that little trick that I taught them, saves
me time.” Cindy grinned at her. Harper already liked her and knew that she
would do anything that this female asked.
     “That’s a good
trick.” Harper grinned back and finished her plate. Cindy reached over and
tapped Lucy’s plate. The eggs and bacon were untouched so far. Lucy glanced up
at Ryder who sat watching her with one brow raised. Uh-oh. Harper thought, I’d
eat that if I were you little one. Lucy’s jaw worked while she sorted out what
to do and finally picked up the bacon. She shoved the whole piece in her mouth
and chewed.
    Ryder was the last
man at the table but soon he tended to his dishes too. Harper liked that they
all helped each other. Bronson always left his plate on the table and went to
watch TV after meals.
    The men convened
in the living room behind her. She heard Jack say that the mailbox was fixed
and he was ready for his next assignment. Lee was headed out to tend to the
stairs on the porch. The rest were headed to the attic. Ryder came back to the
table. “You got this Cindy?”
    “Sure thing Ry.”
She took Harper’s plate and her own to the sink. “She’ll make it up to me
later.” She chuckled and turned the water on in the sink.
    “You and I will go
to your place, pack up what you want to keep and come back here.” Harper nodded
and followed him out to the SUV. He put her into the passenger seat and closed
her door. She watched him round the truck and climb into the driver’s seat. She
buckled her seatbelt and waited.
    “My shift starts
at noon at the store.” She said when he climbed in.
    “Do you like your
job?” She scrunched her nose and shook her head. “Call and quit.” He started
the vehicle. “Any bills you have, I will pay. If you want to work though,
that’s fine and I won’t stop you. If you don’t want to work that’s fine too
because there is more than enough work around here to do. Like I said before,
we are running a farm, rebuilding this house then building six other houses
eventually.” She swallowed as he eased down the dirt road. “I want to pave the
drive too. Eventually, I want trees to line it on both sides.”
    “That’s going to
cost a lot are you sure that I can quit my job?” She tittered nervously.
    “We can cover any
expenses because we did well in our deal with the developers. This though,” he
gestured to the land, “this we are doing on our own. We aren’t paying anyone to
do it for us. Before, my wolves ran a little wild. They had no sense of
accomplishment. We worked, we partied, and we ran. I want more for my pack.
I’ve been Alpha for a long time and in that time I’ve decided that working
wolves are healthier wolves, mentally and physically.”
    “Turn left up
there.” She pointed. “Back way into my place because I’d like to avoid the
hostile stares that I am bound to get when I pull up in this fine vehicle. Oh,
my car, I need to bring my car. I can load it and come back to your house after
work.” She volunteered.
    “You’re