Kids from One Alpha

Chapter 3: Welcome to the Pack

Serena parked her car outside the house address she was given. There was a woman waiting on the front porch for her. Although Serena hadn‘t had many interactions with her yet, she knew it was Adriana, the woman who had secured her position in the pack medical facility. Adriana waved and stepped off of the porch, heading to the driver‘s side door. When Serena cut the engine, Adriana opened the door for her. “Serena?” she asked. Serena nodded, glancing behind the other woman at the house she was parked in front of. “This is your new home.” “Really?” Serena asked. She hadn‘t been expecting a whole house to herself!

“Come on, I‘ll give you the tour,” Adriana said with a soft chuckle. Serena got out of the car. Adriana went back to the porch, but Serena opened the back door of her car to let the twins out. Olivia immediately ran up the front steps, but Oliver hung back and walked next to his mom. “Adriana, these are my children Olivia and Oliver,” she said. “They are adorable,” Adriana said, smiling at Olivia. Olivia stuck her tongue out at the chief of medicine. “Olivia!” Serena snapped, grabbing Oliver‘s hand and rushing up the steps, half dragging him behind her. “That is rude. Please apologize to Adriana and say ‘hello,” she instructed. Olivia pouted, looking down at her feet bashfully. “Please, I work with children, I‘m used to it,” Adriana said. Serena sighed. “Come on, Olivia, be a big girl,” Serena said. Slowly, Olivia raised her eyes. “I‘m sorry for making faces,” she said. “It‘s nice to meet you.” She was still looking at the porch, kicking at the boards with the toe of her shoe. “That is quite alright, Olivia,” Adriana said. “It is nice to meet you too, and Oliver.” She leaned down slightly to scrunch up her nose at Oliver. He laughed and hid his face in Serena‘s leg. “Shall we?” Serena asked. Adriana nodded, opening the front door and letting them in. Immediately, Olivia bolted into the house.

is move–in ready,” Adriana said, flashing a smile at Serena. “Electric and utilities are hooked up. Three bedrooms upstairs and a full bathroom. Eat-in kitchen, living room, office or den, and a half bathroom on the first floor.“. “This is amazing,” Serena said. Being in medical school, she hadn‘t had the luxury of so much space with her two kids. She imagined that the office/den would be converted into a playroom for them instead. “It was recently refurbished, so everything should be up to date,” Adriana assured. Serena nodded, heading

shoulder at the other woman. Adriana shrugged. “Not necessarily, but I always appreciate an extra pair of hands, especially one with ties to our allied packs,” Adriana admitted with a somber smile. She did not need to bring up Moonshine pack for Serena to understand the woman‘s concern. “That is understandable,” Serena said, heading out of the kitchen and into the living room. There was plenty of natural light. The kids‘ heavy

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leave you to get settled,” Adriana said. “If you need anything at all, please let

in return and then began hauling luggage out of her trunk. When she got her the luggage inside, Olivia and Oliver had come down the stairs and were screaming at each other. “I said I want the room in the corner!” Olivia said, stomping her foot and crossing her arms. She glared at her twin. “I like the corner room more than you” Oliver argued, sticking his tongue out at his sister. Serena pushed the suitcases aside. “Alright,” she snapped, “That‘s enough, Olivia, Oliver, let‘s all go look at the bedrooms and settle this right now.” “Fine,” Olivia said with an eye roll. Serena worried about habits her daughter was picking up from her. “Fine,” Oliver grumbled more quietly. Serena took one of their hands in each of hers, being the Berlin Wall between them as they went up the stairs. There was a short hallway with three bedrooms, the one in the corner was the largest and had two windows where the rooms on either side of that were a little smaller and each only had one window. “Okay, this is what we are going to do,” Serena said. “I‘m going to