Kids from One Alpha
Kids From One Alpha” By Selena Lynch Chapter 39

Kids From One Alpha” By Selena Lynch Chapter 39

Chapter 39: Big City Adventures

Mercifully, Olivia and Oliver mostly slept in the car. When Oliver was awake, he was draw quietly. WhenOlivia was awake, she would hum to herself and kick her legs back and forth. Logan was quiet too,letting Serena sit alone with her thoughts. At the beginning of the ride, he had asked several questionsabout the human world, but eventually, even he had run out of questions to ask. She hadn’t mindedanswering. Not that she was an expert in the human world by any means. She’d spent some timeamong them, but she hadn’t fully integrated herself into the human culture or society.

She answered what questions she could, but the truth was, she only knew how to pass as human. Shedidn’t know all about humans and their world.

“We’re almost there,” Logan said, pulling her from her thoughts. “Thanks,” Serena said, smiling at him.He nodded. She looked in the back seat, seeing both the twins completely passed out. Serena, dippinginto her knowledge banks, had gotten them a two-bedroom suite at a hotel where they could sleep.They were getting into the city pretty late, and Serena wasn’t going to be seeing her professor until thenext day. When they got to the hotel, she carried Olivia and Logan got Oliver. The day of driving hadbeen long, and neither of them had much to say anymore. They got the kids tucked into the bed they’dbe sharing with Serena, and then Logan went back down to get the car to get their bags. “Are youhungry?” Logan asked when he returned. “I can whip something up in the kitchenette.”

“Oh no,” Serena said, wagging her finger back and forth. “I’m going to show you a great perk of thehuman world.” Logan smirked. “Alright, that sounds interesting,” he said. Serena pulled her phone outand dialed a number to takeout restaurant she was familiar with. She placed a quick order for dinner,including something for the kids if they woke up. “Now, we just wait for the next twenty minutes, andthen food will show up at the. door,” she said. Logan smirked. “That sounds…incredibly convenient,” hesaid. She nodded.

“Convenience is a major staple in the human world,” she said, taking a seat on the couch. Logan puthis travel bag in the room he’d be staying in, and joined Serena in the suite living room. “Is it strange,being back?” he asked. “It was strange coming back to pack life,” she told him. “This…this is still morefamiliar.”

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“Transitioning back has been that complicated?” Logan asked, leaning back in his chair and crossinghis legs. Serena didn’t want to talk about herself anymore. “I’m surprised you don’t have as muchexperience with the human world,” she admitted. “Being Alpha, don’t you trade with them?” “Yes,”Logan said with a nod. “Trading isn’t the same as being among them or passing as them. You don’thave to convince your trading partners that you’re human. As long as they get their goods, they don’tcare.” Serena giggled, tucking her legs up on the couch and hugging her knees to her chest. There wasa knock on their hotel room door, and Logan answered it, getting the food and paying the deliveryperson. He was good at the money, but he didn’t exchange any pleasantries with delivery boy. Whenhe closed the door again, Serena laughed. “You could have been nice to him,” she said. Logan cockedhis head to the side. “It is common in human culture to be nice and exchange small talk with the peoplewho bring you your food.” Logan shrugged, handing Serena her takeout bag before digging into hisown.

Serena was scheduled to meet with her professor in the afternoon. She spent the morning dressing likea respectable doctor, doing her hair and makeup so that she could feel good about seeing her oldprofessor. She made up a hospital name for when her professor asked where she was working, andgot her binder with notebooks and pens. “How do I look?” she asked, turning to her daughter. “Sopretty!” Olivia said. Oliver smiled. “Very pretty, mommy,” he said. Serena smiled, pulling her hair up in a

ponytail. “Good,” she said. “You’re taking Logan to the park today, right?” “Yes,” Olivia and Oliveragreed. She grabbed her twins’ hands and brought them out to where Logan was waiting for them. Hewas well dressed, probably a little more so than how he should have been to take two kids to the park,but Serena didn’t say anything. “The kids have a park they want to show you while I’m with myprofessor,” she said. “That sounds like fun,” Logan said. “Okay, ground rules about the human world,”Serena said. “Don’t refer to yourself as an Alpha, don’t growl around other humans, and don’tchallenge anyone, even if you think they are challenging you.” “That’s a lot to ask,“ Logan said. Serenaraised an eyebrow. “Alright, I’ll behave.” “Good,” she said. “Oh, and if anyone asks, you are the twins’uncle.” “Why uncle?” Logan asked. Serena sighed. “Kids in the human world sometimes get taken bystrangers,” she said. “They are

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considered perverts and freaks, and are usually arrested.” “I don’t understand,” Logan said, creasinghis brow. Serena sighed again. “Just because everyone around here lives near each other doesn’tmean they are part of the same supportive community,” she explained. “Some of them do bad things toeach other and hurt each other, even to kids.” Logan sighed. “That’s horrible,” he said. Serena nodded.“So, if anyone asks, you’re their uncle,” she said. Logan nodded. “Good call,” he said. “Now, I’ve got togo,” she said. “Olivia, Oliver, be good for Logan.” “We will,” they both said dismissively. Serenacollected her binder and headed out of the suite. She remembered where to walk in order to get to themedical school campus. It had been a long time since she’d set foot there, and she was feelingnostalgic. Not much had changed since she left, and she knew exactly where Dr. Lynn’s office was.Walking through the academic corridors, she felt cozy, like she was at home. She knocked on the doorand Dr. Lynn invited her in. “Serena,” she said, motioning for her to come inside. Serena entered the

familiar office, sitting down in the chair she had occupied several times when they were workingtogether.

“It is good to see you, Dr. Lynn,” she said.

“Good to see you too,” she said. She pulled out a folder and handed it over to Serena. “This has all theinformation you’ll need to update the hospital you are working at.” “Thank you,” Serena said, tuckingthe folder into her binder. “I’m surprised that they asked you to handle such a large job,” Dr. Lynn said.Serena shrugged. “I’m a new set of eyes, fresh out of school,” she said. “They assumed I hadknowledge of the newest equipment on the market.” Dr. Lynn chuckled. “Well, then perhaps they doknow what they are doing,” she said. “I hope their budget is large, because this stuff does not comecheap,” Dr. Lynn said. She was typing at her computer while also talking to Serena. A professor and adoctor, her life was always busy. “That shouldn’t be a problem” she said. “Thank you, Dr. Lynn. Iappreciate all your help.”

“Please, I love hearing from my old students,” she said. “Please, keep in touch. If you have any otherquestions, let me know.” Serena nodded and let herself out. Rather than heading back to the hotel; shewent to the park, hoping to catch up with

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her kids and with Logan. Olivia was hanging from the monkey bars and Oliver was ‘whooshing’ down aslide. Logan was at the bottom of the slide, catching Oliver. She smiled to herself, entering the park andsetting her binder and folders down on the nearest bench. “I see the park is still fun,” she said, gettingtheir attention. “Did you get what you needed already?” Logan asked. Serena nodded. “Absolutely,” shesaid. “So, what are we going to do with the rest of our afternoon in the big city?” “I want to go see thefish,” Oliver said, referring to an aquarium. “Yea, and the tigers,” Olivia said. “We could go to the zoo,”Serena said. “Animals in captivity?” Logan asked. “Yea,” Serena said. “Think you can hold it together?”

He scoffed and nodded. “I’ll keep myself under control” he said. “Good, because there are somedisgusting fried foods that I think you’ll enjoy at the 200,” she teased. Logan shrugged. “Sounds good,”he said. Being back in the city, Serena felt a flood of new energy. She hadn’t felt so invigorated sinceleaving the human world. It was surprising to her, to feel so happy and excited. Olivia and Oliverchattered all the way to the zoo, and Logan paid all his attention to them. She didn’t want to keeplooking at them like a family, but it was the first time she’d been able to share her experience in thehuman world with someone from her pack. The fact that it was Logan didn’t take away from the swell ofjoy inside her. He wouldn’t understand it all from just a few days, but he’d see what she saw. That wassomething she’d lacked in the pack. Now, she wouldn’t.