Chapter 89

LEAH

I ordered the back fields mowed after all. The grass will likely stick to feet and shoes and get dragged inside, but there is nothing to be done for it.

We need a place to set up the bars and to move out all the booze. And lest my brother and his packmates fr eak the f* ck out, I thought it better to move their stash rather than pour it

down the drain.

I’m not sure the kitchen staff is up to the task and the wolf I remembered so fondly from my childhood passed away a few years ago, I’d learned. The ‘chef’ is a nineteen year old wolf

with an attitude and penchant for fusion dishes.

I like that he wants to take ownership of the menu. I think he

was expecting me to boss him around. Instead I shook his.

hand. Welcomed him to my pack. And told him to make us

proud.

We’ll see if that results in something amazing or the kind of

sp iteful coup that might ruin this entire party.

This is a country estate, it’s not like Uber eats or Doordash are

the way

Aaron tells me. “Chef Dom is

too.”

why Aaron is here. Or why he

you feel bad?” I ask. “About my

the main pack house. We’re outside and he points to a set of benches on the side of the back lawn, a good

from the main

sit, he says, “Have you checked the books

“The library books?”

records for

and dealing with

I can lean into the

say, “I’ve been busy with your baby.” But

course I don’t.

lot of mismanagement. Your dad was pulling money from the company for years.

underground gambling

“You’re not serious.”

“I am.”

that was just one misstep among many.” He expels a deep breath. “You should know that my pack has bought up a sizable

to our corporate

brother last sat on

sizable?”

a controlling

myself away

with you. Just when I think I can start to trust

awful. Again

spins me back

away from me when

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