AARON Back at the packhouse everything was a buzz. My dad had linked ahead and told the chefs to make enough for an extra 60 people. He spoke to the head omega and made sure all the older children were excused from their duties for the evening. Parker went about organizing the children and seating them. He kept trying to get the house mothers to sit but they wouldn’t have it. He was running after some of the toddlers telling them he’d give them treats if they behaved. He was so cute. Others kept coming up to him asking if it was really true that they’d be able to eat again. Hearing those things boiled my blood. Parker assured them that Alpha wouldn’t lie and everything would go back to normal again. They seemed to revere him, depend on him even more than the house mothers. When th

