Alpha Rick
Chapter 23

Livie (earlier that morning)

I was just about done helping the girls clean the kitchen after the breakfast rush. It gets pretty hectic as everyone scrambles to get to their places. We get so many of our members in here; from doctors to lawyers, students ranging from preschool to high school, and even college. We have our warriors who have a massive appetite, just like Alarick. It surprises me how much he can eat and still look so damn hot and toned. But, at the same time, it gets pretty h4ctic in here.

My god, I love this kitchen. It's huge, with a total of six industrial stoves to cook, along with flat tops, ovens, and so much pantry space. Literally- my dream kitchen. Unlike the pack house at Silver Moon, where we only had two regular refrigerators, Dark Moon has walk-in refrigerators and a freezer. We have regular refrigerators, for smaller stuff, but the walk-ins are so cool.

A few nights ago, I made a burger for Alarick, but I seasoned the patty with my own mix of spices and he loved it. The funny thing is, that Zane took the burger from him and took a bite as did Margot. And now- the girls in the kitchen are begging me to make more of that season mix since I only made a tiny bit. They had used it to season their fries while we tended to all the cleaning and used up the rest of the seasoning. I don't mind, I have the recipe down by heart. So, I am making a huge batch that fits into a five-gallon tub. I mixed the spices real good, tossed them into the clean gallon, and closed the lid real tight.

The lead cook looks at it, nodding in satisfaction, and says, "Thank you, Luna. That should hold us for about a month or so." I began to laugh, but honestly, she might be right. The pack house's kitchen never stops from opening hours of six a.m. to midnight. The girls are always busy, but I am so comfortable with their procedures.

Every week we get new crews coming in. The only ones that are permanent workers here are three omegas, and they take care of all the girls that come to work. It's never the same girls. The whole pack takes turns working in the kitchen, but they love it. Plus, it serves them, because Alarick pays them to come and work in the kitchen. They sometimes come when it's not their turn and beg the lead omega to let them work an extra short when they need a bit of extra money for personal things.

Alarick has made sure that every girl has an account with the bank, this way, their money gets directly deposited in their account when they are done working. I love that. I doubt this would ever happen in Silver Moon. We never got paid, it was an obligation to us to tend to the pack because we were considered... Well, slaves. And nothing more.

"Olivia? Are you in here?" I heard a familiar voice call from the door, making me turn with a smile plastered on my lips. "I'm in here. Come in, Margot." I replied. "Hey, so, Zane just told me that Rick wants Molly and me to take you out shopping today. So, I have to take a test, but I will be back in I'd say, four hours?" she says, making the omega smile.

"Wait... What? Why? I already have a lot of clothes, it's ok. I don't need it." I said, making both chuckles. "Well, you'll need a fancy dress for your ceremony in three weeks silly. So be ready. Molly will be by to help you get ready, I will meet you guys there." she says, making me feel dumbfounded.

I wanted to protest, but it was true. In three weeks, I will be officially named the Luna of the Dark Moon Pack. It's not a huge ceremony, (I hope) but Alarick wants to celebrate anyway. I know for a fact Molly and her pack will be joining us, and so are the Crescent Moon and the Blood Moon packs, but I am not sure who else will be coming.

I mean, not even for his alpha ceremony were the doors to the pack opened, other than for the Primords, where Molly is from. But he wants to go all out for me, and that makes me feel so many things. I am falling so in love with Alarick, it's no joke.

I am not sure about all the shopping though, but I guess it could be fun.

I went about my business, helping out in the kitchen and doing some of my studying. After studying for a few hours, a helped at our nursery for an hour, helping them restock and changed some of the babies, while the mommas worked elsewhere. Goddess, is it bad that I am starting to want to have a pup of my own? I wonder if Alarick would be ok with having babies with me.

Freya has been extra clingy with Black too. Every day after practicing with the warriors, Alarick and I shift onto our wolves and we let them spend time together. Freya has been clingy with Black and sometimes refuses to shift back until we have to come back and get ready for dinner. They are so attached and love each other so much. I can feel how much Black loves her, and I know Freya loves him too.

They have both become so invested in us, that I'm scared that this could all end. What if he falls for someone else and rejects me too? Even if we are fully mated, I know it can happen. I've heard it's happened to other Luna's. They've had to live with their alpha mate, and their chosen mate as a third wheel, because their alpha refuses to reject them. What if that were to happen to me? How can I ever live with Alarick if he had someone else, and refused to reject me? I love him so much. I don't want to share him with another woman or lose him.

After I helped in a few more areas, I decided to shower and get ready. Molly was already here by the time I was out of the shower. Alarick came by to give me his card and bid us goodbye, but not before he smothered me with kisses. I won't lie, it's those little moments when I want to kick myself for my previous thoughts. I hope our relationship lasts an eternity because I don't want to be with anyone else EVER, but him.

We made our way to a really pretty store and joined Margot. We shopped for a while for essentials, including new lotions, and personal stuff. We then went to more stores, until we came up to this fancier store. We were guided to a private room where we were given drinks and appetizers. They treated us like royalty, and it honestly felt so good to be treated like this for the first time.

But my eyes hung on this cute black dress, with a high slit on the left thigh. I am not a materialistic type of girl. But I couldn't help but picture what Alarick would say if he saw me in the dress. I want t look good for him and this dress has got to go with me. I tried it on and I looked good in it. The dress fit like a glove around my torso and hips but flowed beautifully in my thighs and legs.

I went out to let Margot and Molly see it, and I blushed uncontrollably as they began to whistle at me. I gave e a little turn shyly and couldn't help but smile, liking the way I looked in the dress. This, this has got to be one of my favorite days. I couldn't wait to go home and show it off to Ricky.

Before paying for the dress, I grabbed a few sets of cute lingerie in black, red, and pink. Molly had talked me into using things like this for Rick for bed, and believe me, it drives him crazy. I love the reaction he gets when he sees me in them.

We were just about done, gathering our bags and walking back to the car when my eyes went wide. Leah was protesting, and getting in her car all mad, along with one of her goons. Evelyn had been the one to break my ribs last time they best me. She took pleasure in stomping on my ribs and head when I began losing conscience.

I panicked as if I had gone back in time and sunk by the car. My heart raised at a million per second, making me shake uncontrollably. Why were they here? They couldn't be shopping, Leah was wearing sweatpants. She never wears sweatpants to go out. She always dresses to impress.

Molly looked at me worriedly, and I know she was talking to me, but the panic was not letting me hear her. Goddess, don't make me go into a panic attack, not now. I thought I was rid of my old life, rid of the ones that had invested their lives torturing and ruining mine. But here I am, hiding from them yet again.

Why was she so invested in making my life so miserable?