water. Eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes, waffles and biscuits.
“Oh, man!” Mike picked up a plate and started to pile it with eggs. “I don’t know when the last time was I saw so much food.”
“Wait until you see dinner,” Kenny told him and stabbed his fork into one of the sausage links on the platter.
“I couldn’t eat like this every day,” Mike commented. “I’d weigh four hundred pounds.”
Kenny just snorted. A few more people came in and were introduced to him before Alpha Nelson joined them.
“Good morning, everyone,” he greeted the group.
Mouths full, most responses were a nod of a head. Kenny explained that anyone living or working at the main house were invited to every meal. The guards worked shifts so they would eat there at least once a day. It would give him time to meet who he was working with.
They were a friendly group. Only one of the younger men eyed him warily. Todd was seated next to Kenny and kept glancing at Mike.
Once the women were done filling the platters and the stoves were turned off they joined them, and Mike approved of the family atmosphere.
He would have liked to have seen Becca there but guessed that since she had her own house she probably didn’t eat every meal at the main house.
“I would like to take Mike into town this morning. He mentioned he wanted to see the four spots of the fires,” Kenny told Alpha Nelson when the man asked about their plans.
Mike nodded. “I’ve seen the pictures and while they were very good, I would like to get my own impressions.”
“Yes.” Alpha Nelson smiled. “Becca did a good job taking those. Although, it was hard on her seeing the places she’d grown up knowing, burned to the ground.”
Mike hadn’t thought about Becca being the one to photograph all the evidence. He hated that she’d had to do that.
“I want everyone here to give Mike what he needs. Full cooperation.”
Every head around the table bounced up and down at the order. Todd grumbled something under his breath but even with Mike’s superb hearing he hadn’t caught it. Kenny elbowed Todd and he grunted.
Mike kept his face blank, pretending he hadn’t noticed. Kenny seemed to be good friends with Todd, but Mike would still check him out.
Mike asked a few of the guys present who they thought might be involved in the fires and that opened the talk to a lot of speculation. He noted that no one had mentioned that they thought it was someone in the Pack. All talk was about outsiders, not that that surprised Mike. No one wanted to believe a Pack member could be responsible. It would be the worst kind of betrayal.
When Alpha Nelson stood and said he had a few phone calls to make, Mike waited until he could catch Kenny’s gaze. He motioned his head to the back.
“I think I’ll take a walk,” he said. “Just let me know when you’re ready to go.”
“Sure thing,” Kenny replied. He eyed the man next to him. “There are just a few things I need to take care of.”
Mike took his time strolling around the property. He stayed away from the guest houses and kept close to the side of the Alpha house, appreciating the landscape and impressed with the way the grounds were taken care of.
He passed several young men that looked like they were heading into the main house. He nodded in greeting but didn’t stop to talk.
When he reached the front of the house he paused.
Becca was just getting out of a black SUV. She had her phone up to her ear and was talking while waving her free hand around dramatically.
Mike just watched, intrigued by the woman who had captured his attention so quickly.
His breath caught when he saw Becca had noticed him and smiled. She said something into the phone before taking it away from her ear and dropping it into her bag.
She sauntered up to him, grinning the entire time.
“Well hello there, handsome,” she greeted.
Mike couldn’t help but smile down at her. “Becca.”
He crowded into her personal space and was