Chapter 62 First Wave

Thea went with her guards to the garage, and they drove to the gates. A group of people stood just outside the entrance. She recognized some of them from the conversation at lunch earlier that week. She approached them, Delta team flanking her.

“We brought our families,” one of the girls she recognized from school said.

Thea nodded. “I‘m glad you were able to make it out. I‘m Thea, the future Luna of New Dawn.

Come here. Tell me who you are.”

They came forward, heads bowed. The girls introduced their families.

“You have nothing to fear here,” Thea said. “We‘re going to take you inside, get you a warm meal, then show you to your rooms. You can shower, get some fresh clothes. See the pack doctor. Everything will be provided for you. Then when you‘re comfortable, you can decide if you want to join the pack.”

Tears poured down their faces. Thea felt the relief and hope in them. She knew this took the last bit of life, hope, and trust that some of them had. One didn‘t have hope at all. She just went along with it because she had no fight left. She would see there was reason to have hope soon enough.

“Come, get in the cars. We‘ll take you to the pack house,” Thea said.

They followed timidly.

A few minutes later, they walked into the dining hall. The triplets, Lizzy, and Alessia, were waiting, smiling

“Welcome,” they said together. The group bowed their heads to their potential leaders. They could tell the triplets were Alphas just by looking at them. “Come, sit.”

Thea introduced them, and servers brought out food for them. They ate wearily but hungrily as if they weren‘t sure when they would eat again.

“We‘ll have pack dinner soon too,” Thea said.

When they finished their plates, Thea, the triplets, Lizzy, and Alessia took the group of refugees to the block of rooms set aside for them. The families wanted to stay together, and the individuals were afraid to stay alone. They let them choose their roommates, then assigned them rooms, showed them the room of clothes, the showers, the pack doctor, everything. A few of the families and several individuals had been slaves. It had been a long time since they were given the opportunity to shower.

“My room is right here,” Alessia said. “If you have any questions, feel free to come to me.”

“Thank you, Alessia,” Thea said.

The newcomers were shocked that the Luna thanked an omega, but they didn‘t say anything.

“If you want, you can just relax, settle in,” Thea said. “Pack dinner is in a little less than an hour.

Alessia, will you bring them?”

“Yes, Luna.”

“I‘ll see you all soon,” Thea said.

She had Maverick mind link Davie.

they‘re touring the village, currently in the

have them come to the

over.

few minutes later, Davie and Quinn

sorry for

problem. I completely

“Thank you for staying.”

“Of course.”

down

back to what we were talking about,” Thea

I don‘t know what I don‘t know. It may shock you, me being a high school senior, but I‘ve never done

at

sounds like you‘ll run the bar the way I envision

our standards and

up for

I‘ll teach you

Once I‘m comfortable, I‘ll be as hands–off as you want. I want to be kept in the loop on what‘s going on–what you need, what everyone needs, and how

“Absolutely,” Quinn said.

show you concretely how the bar is doing. From customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, if there are any incidents, how they

I also need a manager because I won‘t have the

feel honored to run this ship for you so you can do

eyes twinkled, and Quinn‘s heart skipped a beat. He‘d never had that reaction to a woman before. It wasn‘t sexual attraction but the

me, I will

to get basic self–defense training. Confidence training if necessary. Maybe be equipped with pepper spray, a taser, whatever they feel comfortable using if the need arises. I want everyone to be as safe as

see to that,”

some point, I may send people your way to interview for jobs,” Thea said. “People who have recently joined my pack. If they aren‘t a good fit, I‘ll understand. I want the bar to run well, and they may not have the confidence. I want to

refugees you‘re taking

said. “Did Davie

“Yes.”

If their former packs want to retaliate, they could do it at the bar,” Thea

from hiring them.

“Are you okay assuming this level of risk

your permission and support, I‘ll make sure the bar, the staff, the patrons, and myself are

permission and support in

Thea said.

believe in lifting people up. I‘d be honored to have your refugees join

said. “If you want some time to think it

don‘t need time,” Quinn

contracts drawn up with our pack lawyers, make sure we‘re both happy with terms,

“Perfect.”

before you think

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