The Alpha Who Saved Me

CHAPTER 117

I’ve barely gotten a wink of sleep, my mind racing with all the possibilities of what my mother’s safe could be holding for me. I go over the letter in my head over and over again, but most of it makes no sense at all. Why would she think that I would be in danger when we never lived in fear before, or maybe they had but hid it well from both my brother and me.

Tossing and turning in my bed, I finally say f*ck it and get myself ready for the day at about four thirty in the morning. Ash won’t wake up until around seven, so I still have plenty of time to get some work done in the office beforehand. Only, like my sleep, concentration doesn’t come easily either, so I give that up as well.

I decide to go down and start on breakfast. I can’t f*ck that up too much, hopefully. Okay, so the only part of the breakfast that I can possibly make are m*ffins. It’s the only thing that my mother really showed me how to make before the attack. Blueberry and chocolate chip m*ffins are the only two kinds that I can make, but I’m sure other flavors wouldn’t be too difficult. In the end, I stick with what I know and I’m just taking the last batch out of the industrial oven when the kitchen staff comes in.

The three of them stop dead in their tracks, their mouths hanging wide open as they stare back and forth between me and the twenty dozen m*ffins laying all around as they cool.

Giggling, I place my hands on my hips, “I may not be able to cook but I promise you that the mu*fins are very edible; go on, try one.”

The oldest of the three steps forward and takes a bite of the blueberry one that she chose. I can tell she was ready to hide her face, but then she smiles and covers her mouth when she speaks,

“Luna, they are delicious!”

I shrug, “My mothers were the best and I always worked hard to get them to be as good as here were.”

“Well, I don’t think she would be disappointed, Luna.”

“Thank you! Now, I think I will get out of your way so you ladies can make the real food.” I chuckle and toss the apron into the dirty laundry bin before I head upstairs.

It’s quarter till seven by the time I get to Asher’s nursery. Demi is already there, giving him his morning bath, “Here, let me do it. Go tend to Ayden and I will bring Ash to you when I’m done. Oh, there are m*ffins down in the kitchen. You may want to grab a couple before the warriors eat them all.”

hands me the washcloth that she was using

finished them so some may still be

it down in time to grab any. Maybe. next

call over my shoulder. I know what she’s thinking, and I can’t really blame her. I’ve tried

I take the steps to the Alpha floor two at a time. Locking the door to the nursery behind rne, I

heart is racing with the anticipation of

over my chest and chuckle. Examining the box first, I reach up and pull it from its slot in the headboard. Closing the door to the secret slot, I hug the box to my chest as I leave the nursery and lock

Indian-style, I take a deep breath as I stare at the box holding the secret that my mother has kept hidden. As I exhale, I open the box and the first thing that hits me is a familiar scent. Furrowing my brows, I bring the box to my nose and inhale once more. I would know that scent anywhere, and it’s one that I miss horribly. I close my

me, though. Why would Gavin’s scent be inside

mother’s secret safe.’ Tala says

that didn’t belong to him?’ It’s not that I’m mad and I don’t think he did t for his own gain, that is not who Gavin was, but I

did he find the safe to begin

wave that question away, ‘Gavin was very smart, Tala. He must have searched for it. Why,

find the answer inside the box, Quinn. Go on, look inside.’ Tala

fight me on this. You’re always talking in riddles and telling me that I will know when

Alpha Deke. This isn’t against the rules to know, but I, as your wolf, could not be the

in this box.’ I wait for

continue.

I have a good hunch on what it is.’ She rolls her eyes, ‘Will you just open it already? For