“Kami, will you peel and slice potatoes please? Try to make the slices the same width so they cook evenly.” “On it!” She hopped right to work. I started the coffee pot while giving Victor his instructions, “Victor, I need you to crack 3 dozen eggs, add one cup of half and half, and 2 cups of shredded cheese then mix it all together for an egg scramble.” “You got it.” I set about dicing up bacon and putting it in a large nonstick skillet with some ground sausage. When the meat was done I added in the potatoes that Kami had prepared and seasoned it all with some salt, pepper, garlic, onion and basil. Lastly, I added the scrambled egg mix when the potatoes were about done. The grease from the meat sizzled as the eggs made contact and I started mixing everything in the p

~Alyce/Faelyn~ It was about an hour after sunset when we reached the borders of the Moonlight territory, and even in my long sleeve shirt and sweater I was shivering a bit. There was a thin layer of frost covering the ground and the plants in the area. I suspected winter came early this far north. I laid myself down along Tristan’s back and snuggled into his thick fur. *Are you cold, Half-Pint?* His voice came across our mind-link. *A little, but I’ll be ok. How much further is it?* *Maybe a 20 minute run, we just crossed the border.* *Ah. Mat, Faith, Jake and myself need to renounce Red Moon then.* *We can deal with that a little later. For now just relax. We’ll be there soon.*

I took a moment to look around the office. The east and west walls were lined with built-in shelves, the entrance was on the north wall and the south wall was the exterior wall. It had a large picture window that the desk sat in front of. Instead of blinds there were curtains in here, which allowed some more flexibility for how much light was let in and from what angle.  “Good evening everyone,” Daemon stood from where he was sitting behind the desk when we entered. There was a tall woman standing with him, I assumed she was Tristan’s mother. She was taller than most she-wolves, about 6’5” with dark, dark red hair. It nearly looked like it was black it was so dark a red. Her eyes were a piercing sky blue and judging by her muscle structure she was a fighter. Daemon took her hand and came around the desk with her, “Let me introduce my mate and wife to you, her name is Ivy.”

~Tristan~ I woke to the sound of the alarm that Alyce had set. With a groan I stretched and reached out for her, only to find her side of the bed empty and cold. I sat up in a bit of a panic. I looked toward the closet and the bathroom, finding both empty and the lights off. I jumped out of the bed, throwing on a pair of boxers and sweatpants on my way to fling my bedroom door open, looking up and down the hallway. No sign of her. I heard a door open ahead of me and turned to see Mat coming out of his room. I ran over to him, “Have you seen Alyce this morning?” “No, she’s not with you?” “No, her side of the bed was cold when I woke up, no sign of her in our room.” “Then she’s likely in the kitche

~Alyce/Faelyn~ “Soooo, what’s for breakfast love?” Tristan asked as we entered the pack house kitchen. “I made homemade crepes with various fruit compotes and some vanilla creme filling.” Sara, the Omega I spoke to earlier, walked over to us, “Alpha, Beta, Lu- Alyce, Lady Kami. I thought you were going to be late? I don’t have anything set aside yet.” “There was a slight hiccup with plans, and that’s alright. No need to worry about it, we can serve ourselves. You go ahead and worry about your work, not us.” I smiled at her. “Alright, if you’re sure?” She spoke softly. “I’m sure.” She nodded and headed back to her tasks. I looked at the others, “Let’s