Inexperienced Love (under construction)

Chapter Seven {edited}

Chapter Seven

After nearly two hours of playtime with Amber, I had decided to help in the kitchen with dinner. Cooking was one of my favourite chores at the Orphanage. I spent most of my free time with the cooks, learning new recipes and watching them cook. My true friend was from the kitchen, well my only friend. Although, all the other cooks hated having me around, always reminding me with their snide comments. Aunty Betty was always kind to me. 

She was the head cook, and was the reason why I was allowed in the kitchen. While other cooks were always complaining, she'd shush them up for me. Just like everyone else, the cooks hated the idea of a child with breathing, living parents living in an Orphanage. They hated the idea of feeding an extra mouth, doing extra work.

But Aunt Betty, she was amazing. She'd make me these warm soft cookies every morning. She'd teach me recipes and helped me present them in a professional manner. She would make me laugh and was there for me. She was the only family I needed. 

Working in this kitchen, with the ladies who usually made dinner was something similar to what I felt when I worked with Aunty Betty. The laughter and the goofiness was all there, so was the happiness and belonging. 

I was currently helping them make the gravy, mushroom and beef. It was odd, I'd thought that in a house full of wolves, carnivores, that there would be vegetarians. A thought that had always scared me, being vegetarian myself. 

However, it was very common. Several human mates that joined this pack were vegetarian and their needs were just as important. No one was left out or left to feel unimportant. 

"Is it true?" I asked one of the she-wolves. Her name was Kerrie, she was the Alexander's mate, a fellow guard I met when I arrived yesterday. He was usually posted at the pack doors, or at the gates. Kerrie was a fun loving and carefree spirit and we had picked off very quickly. She'd told me about the times that she'd go and tease Alex when he was out working, apparently his irritated and (sexually) frustrated reactions were quite amusing. 

"Is what true?" She was peeling the potatoes and they were very hot. We had them in the microwave for a couple minutes. And no matter the fact that she was a werewolf, she was struggling, juggling them with both her hands. 

"That Thane doesn't eat dinner with the pack?" I stir the gravy, but my gaze stays on Kerrie. 

She puts the potato down, turning her body so she's facing me. 

"Yeah, he doesn't. Not since the former Alpha and Luna's death that is. He grew quite distant after the incident." Now that caught my attention. 

"What happened?" 

"I'd rather not say. No one but Alpha and his closest ranking wolves know what truly happened. It's hard to tell what rumours are true and what aren't. But it'd be best if you heard it from Alpha and not trust any rumours." 

"Right." I nodded. Well, guess I will never know 'cause there is no way Thane would tell me. 

"But that was before you came. I'm sure he'll eat with the pack now that you're here. Unless you guys want to wat privately then I - I mean we - totally understand." Kerrie stuttered out. I chuckled at her awkwardness, I was growing used to it know. She's done it a couple times now, saying that she was nervous around the Luna and didn't want to say the wrong thing to upset me. 

"Don't worry about it. I'll eat with you guys. But I'm not sure Thane would come though." 

"I'm sure he will." She spoke with a reassuring smile. 

"Don't hold your breath. That grumpy Hitler alpha would rather eat broken glass." I mutter under my breath, forgetting that werewolves have heightened hearing. I heard Kerrie chuckle at my words.