Kenzie ~Book one in the North Pack series~

~Chapter four~

As I made my way downstairs, in my favorite pair of worn jeans I heard chattering coming from the dining room as per usual.

 "Poor Star.. she's gonna be alone for good now. He was better off leaving her to latch to one of us ye know." 

"Yeah.. Ronan wasn't very smart in that aspect but ye can tell he loves her. Wonder if the new bitch will let him keep her."

I cleared my throat as I walked in to see a few of my boys sitting around the table with girls in their laps. "Shamus, Garret, Ethan.. you three sleep well?" I asked as I poured myself a large mug of coffee off the breakfast bar. Looking into the kitchen seeing Star in nothing more then her pink and black panties cooking breakfast for all of us. Nudity being quite the norm here as we all ran quite hot. Of course watching the females all run around half naked wasn't bad either.

I took my seat at the head of the table as food began to get passed around. leaning back in my seat watching my growing family, at least two of the females at the table right now were pregnant. I could smell it heavy in the air, also made sense why their mates held them closer then usual. "So.. as you all know the new girl will be arriving some time in the next hour." Putting my arm around Star's waist as she set my plate down, pulling her onto my lap sensing her tension. "She's never been out of that house, never known the outside world so she might seem a bit odd at first. Help her in any way you can." I said, looking up at her as I did, smiling as she kissed between my eyes. Glancing over at Shamus with the twin brunettes on each lap, shaking my head smiling watching them take turns feeding him.

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We reached my new home around lunch time, I knew only because it was around the time my stomach would get grumbly and loud. I looked out the window as we pulled up to a scary looking giant house. Two strange men were sitting on the big stone steps laughing together. They looked pretty happy, maybe this was all gonna be okay.

The door opened suddenly causing me to jump almost out of my skin, nanny put a hand on my arm to try and steady me as we climbed out. A pissed off looking young girl stood in-between the two men watching me. She looked nice in her pink sweater with a belly baring tank top underneath. I could never pull off something like that, nanny always said showing skin in public was not proper. I leaned against the car pulling my sneakers back on as she stomped down the stone steps in some sort black shoes with sticks in the back? How did she stay standing in those things? They must really hurt her feet.

"Hi I'm Kenzie..." I smiled telling her quietly and she just stared at me, looking me up and down like she was seeing right through me. "Star. This is Shamus and Ethan." She said flatly, nodding first to one man then the other that flagged her sides, continuing to click away on whatever was in her hands. The smiles were now gone from their scruffy faces, they just nodded in response. Leaving me no clue really to who was actually who.

I watched this woman look around me at nanny and give her a nod as she spoke to her. "You are dismissed now seanbhean. Your work is done." I felt my heart jump into my throat as I looked back quickly, terror clear on my face as she blew me a kiss with both hands. "Nanny don't go.. please don't go!" My voice sounding needy and so much like the child she had raised up until this point. I ran to her before she got back in the car, crying as she stopped to look at me taking my face into her wrinkled hands, rubbing my tears away with her thumbs. "Be free now.. my little bird.. you'll be fine don't cry.." Her voice shaking like she was trying not to cry herself. All I could do was nod in response as I closed my eyes, her thin lips pressing one last kiss between my eyes before climbing into the car again. Putting my hands over my face watching it drive away, the only person I'd had any contact with my whole life was gone now. I had never felt so alone.