Enslaved by the Alpha: Part Seven

Author:Rivard, Viola [Rivard, Viola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Viola Rivard
Published: 2015-12-16T08:00:00+00:00

“By my estimate, there is enough to last a month,” Beau said. “Perhaps two, if we ration heavily.”

Erik nodded in agreement. They were standing in the dome-shaped cavern that held their food stores. Row upon row of shelves had been hewn into the walls, holding everything from bundles of vegetation, spices, oils, and salted meats. The room had been Sabine’s responsibility, and she had managed it well. When he’d gone in there two months ago, all of the shelves, save for the two topmost, had been cram packed with food. In the weeks following Sabine’s death, almost everything with protein had been cleared out.

Under Erik’s meticulous watch, the storage room had seen a modest resupply, though nothing close to its former glory. He knew that no matter how hard he pushed the wolves, they would never be able to restock it during the winter months, when the nights were bitterly cold and most prey had either migrated south or had hidden itself underground.

“Do you think we’ll have to ration it?” asked his mate.

Erik said, “If there is a bad storm, or the winter is particularly long.”

“Or the bears come?”

He placed a hand on the small of her back. “That won’t happen.”

And if it does, I will make sure you are nowhere near this place.

“You have nothing to worry about,” Beau said to her. “I’m sure you will have first pick of all the tube roots and whale blubber.”

Her nose wrinkled. “There’s no whale blubber here.”

Beau pointed towards a sealed jar that was covered by a thin layer of dust. The liquid inside of it was a sallow color, but the contents were still edible. Probably.

“Whoa, you hunted a whale?”

Beau’s lips formed a wry grin. “Who do I look like, Moby Dick?”

Astrid laughed. “Moby Dick was the whale, silly.”

“Bien sûr. I was only testing you.”

Erik shot Beau a look that promised pain if the beta male continued to flirt with his mate. Beau read the signal loud and clear. With a small bow, the beta male excused himself. Astrid waited a moment, craning her neck down the hallway to make sure that he was out of earshot. Then, she turned to Erik and folded her arms under her breasts.

“Why would you do that? Do you have any idea how hard it is for me to make friends around here? Everyone either hates me because they think I killed Sabine or they’re terrified of me because you’re always glaring at them over my shoulder.”

Erik raised his chin. “Beau is not interested in being your friend.”

“Oh, come on. He’s obviously gay.”

“He is still a male.”

Instead of getting angry, his mate ruffled his hair and smiled at him. Any inclination he’d had to argue with her vanished. This had been happening a lot lately, and he was starting to wonder if she was learning how to manage him. He decided he wouldn’t think about that. Ignorance was bliss.

Her hand had moved on to stroke the side of his face. “I’m going to take a nap, okay?”

“We still have more hunting to do,” he said.

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