After leaving Eli and Carlos, | head straight to the kitchens. There are only four people working cleaning up from breakfast and


    getting ready for lunch.


    “Hello everyone.” | say as | walk in. They are three omegas and Maddie. “Hi Maddie. You work in the kitchens, too?” | ask.


    “Yes, Luna. May | introduce you to Cam, Eleanor, and Abigail. They all go by their nicknames like me, so you can call them


    Cammy, Ellie and Abby.”


    “Hellodies, it’s nice to meet you. I’m Grace.” | say.


    They all incline their heads and quietly say hello. | look at Maddie and | can see that this behavior is not unexpected. Well, they


    aren''t here because they were treated well at theirst pack, and the only way they will learn that I’m different is to work with me,


    side by side.


    Okay.” | say, pping my hands together. | notice immediately that the three omegas jump at the sound. “First. This is a safe


    ce. No one here will hurt you. Not me and not Alpha Eli. Okay?” | wait until all three look at me and nod their heads.


    “Good. Second, you are woefully understaffed in this kitchen. We need more helpers and | n to get you some. But before we


    do that, | need to know what you can do, and what you are good at. | want to make sure that we put the right people into the right


    positions. It won’t help us to put someone who can’t boil water in the kitchens.” | say, eliciting augh from everyone.


    “So, Maddie, let’s start with you. What do you do in the kitchens and what are you good at? I''d also like to know what you used


    to do and what you want to do.” | started with Maddie intentionally. She isn’t as skittish as the omegas, and this will help them


    realize | don’t have any ulterior motives.


    “Well, Luna, | only started in the kitchens because | was bringing in the food from the garden. | stayed when | realized they


    needed help. | usually clean the vegetables and prepare it for whatever is being cooked, if they know what they need. And, if |


    have a choice, I’d like to continue to work in the garden. | like working with my hands.” She says, shrugging.


    | nod, looking at the other three. “Cammy, how about you?”


    She is picking at her clothes, looking at the floor. “I used to help cook in myst pack.”


    “That’s great. What do you know how to cook?”


    “| can cook stews, soups and any kind of meat.”


    “That’s wonderful, you''re hired.” | smile at her, earning a small smile in return.


    | turn to Eleanor. “How about you Ellie?”


    “| don’t know how to cook. I’ve just been searching for what we need or finding recements when we didn’t have what Cammy


    wanted for the meal.”


    “Perfect, you''re hired as a stock person.”


    “Andst, but certainly not least", | turn to Abigail. “How about you, Abby?”


    “| do what everyone else tells me to do.”


    “A sous chef! You''re hired.” | tell her, smiling.


    She smiles softly back at me. “So, first, | need to make something to eat for Eli and Carlos. What do we have?”


    While | mix up peppers and mushrooms with some sausage left over from a wild pig that was caught, | continue to talk to the


    girls.


    “Who makes meal ns?” They all look at each other, then at me before shrugging.


    “| usually just figure something out based on what hase in or what we have.” Cammy says.


    “And what were you thinking for lunch?” | ask.


    | see Maddie from the corner of my eye. She’s washing vegetables but paying attention to our interaction.


    Cammy looks at Abby. “We haven''t decided yet. We''re still cleaning up from breakfast.”


    “Right, so first, do you know anyone that wants to work in the kitchens?”


    Their eyes go wide. “Yes. There are many that want to help but don’t know where to go. Beta is very busy and doesn’t have time


    to assign everyone to a position.”


    | pour scrambled eggs over the omelet innards I’ve cooked, letting the eggs. bubble and cover the vegetables and sausage.


    “Abby, do you know who might be willing to assist?”


    “Yes Luna.”


    | turn to face her, giving her a smile. My mouth is starting to hurt with all this smiling, but | want them to feelfortable around


    me.


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    “Good, go get them. Anyone that wants to work, bring them here. I’m going to do a mass interview today and give people


    something to do to help in the pack.” Abby runs off to go get helpers..C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org.


    “Now, Ellie. What do we have in stock that can use for lunch and dinner today?” | ask as | finish up the omelets and begin ting


    them for Eli and Carlos.


    “Oh, well, I''m not sure yet.” Abby says, opening the refrigerator.


    “We have some ham left over from the wild pig and somerge pieces of pork.” | walk over and look at what we have. It’s not


    enough to feed everyone as we should, but it’s enough to feed everyone something.