I grab two plates and start piling food onto them, making sure Eden gets a bit of everything. She’s missed out on so much of life, tonight she’s going to taste it all. When I hand her the heaping plate, her eyes go wide, sparkling with wonder.
“This is all for me?” Her voice is full of awe, like I just handed her treasure.
“Of course.”
“Thank you, but there’s no way I’ll be able to eat this much!” she says, though I remember the way she demolished that mountain of French toast the other morning. I have faith she’ll surprise herself.
I chuckle and start in on my own plate. Around us, the rest of the pack finally begins to fill theirs. Eden notices too, her brow furrowing.
“Ha—wow. It’s like they were waiting for you to eat first.”
“They were,” I admit with a shrug.
“Huh?”
“The Alpha
