The Broken Wolf
Chapter 115

I run up to Benjamin, jumping up and wrapping my arms around his neck. “What are you doing here?” I whisper in his ear. He’s wearing a nice suit, something that I’m sure he didn’t just have on hand out in the rogue land, but he looks really good, and happy. He looks so strong and healthy now, too. He’s just an older version of how I remember him when I was smaller.

“Seth asked if I could come and talk to the young Alpha,” he tells me softly, hugging me tight, and sniffing deeply. He puts me down and pushes me back gently, holding my shoulders and looking me in the eyes. “Molly. Are. Is…”

Seth was right. He can smell the pup. I smile at him and hold my finger up to my lips.

“Randall,” he says, turning to look into the car. “Get out here.”

“Dad?” I say, looking past him and seeing his smiling face as he moves to get out of the car as well, and then I see her. “Mom?!”

Mom steps out, pushing past both of them and wraps me in a giant hug. “Oh, I’ve missed you.”

Dad steps forward, sniffing deeply and smiling down at me. “Molly,” he says, his eyes looking a little moist.

“Randall, what’s wrong?” she asks, and he shakes his head at her. I see his eyes glass though, and then an enormous smile forms on my moms face, as she squeezes me even tighter.

I turn back to Seth and replace him watching us, a huge smile on his face. “Thank you,” I tell him, and he just simply nods, walking to the next car and opening the door, helping his mother out.

Audrey greets him with a hug and turns to me, walking up to hug me, but she stops for a second, clearly catching the scent. She smiles at me brightly, wrapping me in one arm and my mom in the other. “Finally,” she whispers in my ear and I can’t help but giggle.

Peter steps out of the car last, shaking Seth’s hand and pulling him into a hug. Seth motions me over and as I take a few steps closer, Peter’s face changes. He smiles at me kindly, leaning down to hug me so gently. “It’s good to see you, see you both,” he tells me, and I know he means the pup. “We’ll get everything taken care of. It will all be fine.

“I know,” I tell him. “Thank you for bringing them with you.”

“Molly,” he says, looking over at my parents- all three who are here. “I don’t think I could have stopped them once Seth told everyone of the situation.”

Seth steps forward, introducing everyone to Alpha Stephen and Luna Daphne. They both look so nervous and I realize that the only time they’ve probably met the King was if he came with Seth for the investigation, but it didn’t sound like that was the case when he told me about it. Perhaps we need to be sure that isn’t the case in the future, and with all the packs.

“Please, everyone join us for breakfast,” Daphne says with a smile, motioning for everyone to come inside.

When we arrive in the dining room, I notice they had reset the table, adding chairs to the opposing side so there’s room for everyone. Seth’s parents are seated across from the Alpha and Luna, but to my shock, Benjamin takes a seat directly across from me, next to Peter. I raise an eyebrow in question.

“Your health and safety comes before anything, kiddo,” he says as he sits, my parents taking the seats next to them so they’re across from me.

We’re all seated at the table when Lydia and Reginald walk in. She smiles at the sight of Seth’s parents, but Reginald freezes. Quickly, he remembers himself and bows.

“I’m sorry,” he says, clearing his throat. “I didn’t realize the challenge would bring so many out.”

“I found myself needing to travel close to the area later this week,” Peter tells him dismissively. “I decided to come and watch, though Prince Seth and Princess Molly will still be overseeing. Once we realized that Benjamin was experienced with fighting Alpha Thomas we thought he could be of some help.”

“Of course,” he says, taking a seat next to Seth.

“Reginald,” Benjamin says with a nod of his head and a grin on his face.

“Benjamin,” he says, looking uncomfortable. “You hardly even look like a rogue. I guess your daughter being mated to the prince has its advantages. I look forward to hearing about how she came to be raised by another wolf.”

Seth and Peter both growl, causing Reginald to recoil a bit. You can tell he knows he said too much.

Surprisingly, my mom is the one growling in the most threatening manner. “Love will make you do things. Like hide your child to keep them safe, and adopt the sweetest little girl. It was all out of love.”

Thankfully, Reginald decides to keep his mouth shut and not say anything else. With the way he’s staring down at the table, I’m not sure who he’s more afraid of at the moment, but a good bet would be my mother.

The omegas enter with the food with Katie May walking up to our table. She stops when she sees Peter and Audrey, clearly trying to figure out how to bow.

“Katie May,” I tell her with a smile. “You can sit the tray down first. You won’t be in trouble.”

“Yes, Princess Molly,” she says quietly with a nod, moving to sit the food down first as instructed. She turns to Peter and Audrey and bows, but her eyes haven’t left Audrey. “You’re so beautiful, just like Princess Molly.”

“Thank you,” she tells her with a smile. “It’s very nice to be here with your pack.”

Katie May leaves us and Audrey smiles. “She seems like a sweet little girl.”

“She is,” I tell her. “Reginald here is going to make sure she’s not working in the kitchen instead of school, isn’t that right?” I say, questioning him.

“Someone from the family has to contribute to the pack,” he stutters out.

“No,” Stephen says. “Not any more. Orphaned kids will not be working. We need to replace families that can take them in. That will be the first thing addressed after the challenge is completed.”

“Are you ready for the challenge, son?” Benjamin asks him and he nods slowly.

“I think so,” he says, moving his food around the plate with a fork. “I won’t lie. I’m pretty nervous.”

I look down at my plate as they discuss strategy for the fight. There’s so much meat on my plate, and it’s all making me feel queasy, even just looking at it. I sigh, picking up a piece of plain toast and nibbling on it.

Lauren, the nice maid we had previously met, approaches our table with a tray and bows. “I’m sorry to interrupt. We’d heard that Queen Audrey really likes this, so the chef made it special. There’s one for the Princess as well.”

Audrey looks confused and looks to me as she places the yogurt parfaits on the table, but she must see the relief on my face because she thanks her and hands one to me.

“They must be good,” Audrey asks and I can tell she’s asking if I can handle that.

I nod to her. “They made one for me yesterday. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever eaten.”

She smiles at me and takes a bite of the one left for her, nodding in agreement.

I can’t help but feel so thankful that the omegas here have actually kept our secret and even more, are going out of their way to take care of me.

“Molly,” my mom asks. “Why are you dressed like this?”

That’s a fair question. I would never show up to a breakfast like this at home if we had visitors, but I rarely ever showed up to breakfasts to sit and eat with them, either. “Seth and I wanted to squeeze in a quick run after breakfast. There’s not much time, so we came ready to go from here.”

“I see,” she says, looking concerned, but not saying anything else about it. “Can I do your hair later? I’ve always loved doing that for you.”

“Of course,” I say with a smile. “Maybe Queen Audrey will join us and we can have a girls day.”

“Absolutely,” she says with a nod. “And Lydia and the Luna are welcome to join us as well.”