Kids from One Alpha

Chapter 33: Aftermath of the Storm

Logan went straight to his office. Carson had called him, letting him know that Moonshine had been hit hard by the storm. He didn’t know the details yet, but he was meeting Carson and some of the scouts to find out. “Logan, where were you?” Carson asked, coming out of his office to meet him. “It has been busy at my house,” he said with a smirk. Carson shook his head. “If you are jonsing for a chick fight, it seems, you sure know how to put the pieces together,” Carson teased. Logan rolled his eyes. “It isn’t like that,” he said. “Now, tell me about what is actually important.” Carson smirked as they headed into the office. Logan took a seat at his desk chair. Carson stood at the edge of the desk, taking his phone out and putting it on the desk. “I’ve gotten messages from the storm damage,” he said. “It looks like they’ve had damage done to some of their crops and their roads have been washed out.” Logan hummed in thought.

“Then we should expect them to be commandeering our roads and infiltrating our fields,” he said.

“That is what I expected to, so I sent some extra patrols out to cover those areas,” the Beta said. Logan nodded. “Good,” he said. “That is all we can do for now. I want to be informed immediately if and when anything happens. We both know how things go when Moonshine feels squeezed and pressured.” Carson chuckled, shaking his head. He pocketed his phone. “Yes, we both know how that goes,” Carson admitted. “How about our pack, how are we doing with cleanup?” Logan asked. Carson sighed, going over to a small table near the window and picking up files. Each file corresponded to a building that had been damaged in the storm. They were filled with work orders and rebuilding plans. “It is funny.” Carson said, bringing the folders to Logan’s desk. “That doctor’s house was hit the hardest. Almost like some otherworldly force was pushing you two together.” Logan rolled his eyes. “Will you stop with that?” Logan asked. “Holly might be a little…high strung… sometimes, but at least I know her past. That is more desirable than a woman with too many secrets and who tries to hide her past.” Carson chuckled. “Come on, you know the mystery entices you,” the Beta teased. Logan shook his head, opening the top folder to see what the condition of the library was.

Chapter 33: Aftermath of the Storm

“Maybe, but not in that way,” he said. “She has too much unknown baggage.” The library hadn’t been damaged too much, and it was the first building to be repaired. Logan had always made it a priority. With that building already taken care of, the focus had gone to the residential homes since none of the other pack public buildings had been damaged. “Most of the other houses were only minimally damaged, but a few of the roads were torn up a bit,” Carson said. “I have a crew working on the roads first. Well, after the debris removal is finished. There are some big trees that came down in some back yards.”

“Good,” Logan said. He came to the file on Serena’s house. Looking at the pictures of the damage from multiple angles, it was hard to imagine that he’d been in the house when the tree came down. He’d been in there with Serena and two children! Shaking his head, Logan stacked the pictures together. “It looks worse form the outside,” Carson said. Logan closed the folder. “Those kids are lucky,” he said. “It could have been a lot worse.” “I’m sure you being there helped” Carson said. “And having your home to stay in after has softened the blow for them.”

know,” Logan admitted. He pressed his foot into the floor, swiveling his chair

dismissively. “I meant as your friend” Carson clarified. Logan shrugged. “There is just something about those kids,” he mused, more to himself. “What about them?” Carson asked,

understanding of each other and what they did than anyone else in the pack. “Carson, I keep getting this feeling around

and have everything they want,”

ly.

asked. “Maybe it is.” Logan said, shaking his head. “Look, I don’t know much about Serena, her kids, or your relationship with them.” Carson said. “What I do know is that if you feel a strong connection

out of the office. Logan checked on the

closing the file. Now he was buying into so ghost story. Shaking his head, he went to a nearby cabinet and pulled out two tumblers. He poured bourbon into each of them, setting one where Carson would sit when he came back in. He sat in his own chair and took a sip

taking his own glass and sipping the thick liquid. “It’s the good stuff,” Logan warned. Carson gulped a sip down and nodded. “Seriously,” he said, setting the glass down. “Anything important in the call?” Logan asked. Carson shrugged. “Just some reports of Moonshine infiltrations on the roads,”

his own bourbon. He poured another glass. “That’s true,” Carson said, finishing his drink. He declined a refill, putting his hand over the top

be cause to give it a rest,”