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00:00The night I was cast out with nothing, I wandered the streets of a wolf border town alone.
00:04Hours earlier, my old pack had thrown me out like trash.
00:07I dragged a battered duffel behind me, still wearing my grease-stained coat from the hall packhouse.
00:12At the territory notice board, I stopped to rest.
00:15I looked up. A recruitment notice hung there, seeking a maternal caregiver for a young heir room and board provided.
00:21That night, I followed the address, and just like that, I entered Morelli territory.
00:26Later, my former mate would look down at me and ask, as if doing me a favor.
00:29Clara, do you finally understand what you did wrong?
00:31Four-year-old wolf pup snapped.
00:33What did she do wrong? Nothing. My mom is always right.
00:35Standing at the top of the pack hire, he simply pulled me to his side.
00:38My Luna is right, even when she's wrong.
00:40That notice? North strongest white wolf territory.
00:43Now I stood at the main house's gate. Beside me stood the territory steward.
00:46Alpha Morelli needs a care-gitter for his heir, not a wife. Don't get any ideas.
00:50I understand. I won't cross any lines.
00:53Only then did the steward lead me inside.
00:55The dining hall was enormous.
00:57At the far end of a long table, a man and a little boy were locked in a standoff.
01:02The man held a bowl and spoon, looking grim.
01:04After what felt like forever, he gave up first.
01:07He let out a hard breath and set and refused to eat.
01:10The boy clamped his mouth shut and set the bowl down.
01:13One bite. Just one. Please?
01:16The steward stepped forward.
01:18Alpha. Another applicant. This one seems to know her place.
01:22I knew that face. I'd seen it in pack broadcasters and council reports.
01:26It was the kind of face you didn't forget once you'd seen it.
01:28A man like him had no reason to scam a broke woman freshly cast out of her pack.
01:33What's your name?
01:34He must have come straight from pack business to feed his son.
01:37And this was how that had gone.
01:40Honestly, feeding one wolf pup looked harder than running an entire territory.
01:44Clara Quinn.
01:45He gave the smallest nod.
01:46Then he held the bowl out to me.
01:48You try.
01:50After that, he moved to the couch, folded his arms, and watched.
01:55So this was the real test. I had to make it count.
01:59I forced a gentle smile and walked toward the boy with the bowl.
02:04I barely got close before he shot under the table.
02:07Fast. Like a startled wolf cub.
02:10No! Make her leave! I don't want her to feed me! They're all mean!
02:15That told me everything.
02:17Clearly, I wasn't the first woman brought in to be some kind of mother figure.
02:21No wonder he was this defensive.
02:22I couldn't force this. I needed a different approach.
02:25I crouched, picked up a few of the figures, and set them beside him under the table.
02:29Then I smiled at him.
02:30Relax. I'm not here to feed you.
02:32See? Nothing to do with you.
02:34I'm here to feed them.
02:35This one's Moonflang, and this one, Silverclaw.
02:41I needed a different approach.
02:44No wonder the kid was this defensive.
02:46See? Nothing to do with you.
02:48Then I made a whole performance out of it and started feeding the toys.
02:51Come on. Big bite.
02:53You need to eat if you're going to protect the territory and guard the pack.
02:56A little hero who won't eat doesn't stand a chance against the bad wolves.
03:00Then I looked down at the vegetables dramatically.
03:03Oh. You want vegetables too?
03:05Of course you do.
03:06You need your strength to run fast and land a good bite.
03:08Under the table, he was still salting, but he'd quiet down.
03:11He crouched there, watching me in the toys, looking left out,
03:15like I had actually forgotten he existed.
03:17He smacked his lips.
03:19I pretended not to notice.
03:20Then he stared at the spoon.
03:22I still ignored him.
03:24Oh. Wait. Wait.
03:26Is that another little wolf hero?
03:28Moonfeng.
03:29Do you think we can share a little with him?
03:31Then I answered for the toy myself.
03:33Of course we can.
03:34I nodded solemnly.
03:36The boy nodded hard.
03:38Very hard.
03:39He ate fast, like he thought I might change my mind any second.
03:43Within seconds, he'd already swallowed several big bites.
03:48How come you're not giving me the vegetables?
03:50Are you scared I'll get stronger than Moonfeng?
03:52Mean lady.
03:54I almost laughed out loud.
03:56I turned back toward the man on the couch.
03:59His brows had relaxed.
04:00There was even the faintest trace of a smile.
04:03It was small, but undistakably approving.
04:06That same night, I moved into the Moretti packhouse.
04:09The main house had three floors.
04:11Four-year-old Leo and I stayed on the second floor.
04:14Mateo had the entire third floor to himself.
04:17You do not go to the third floor.
04:19Ever.
04:20That floor belongs to the Alpha alone.
04:22Women have sneaked up there at night before, hoping for more.
04:26It never ended well for them.
04:28I nodded immediately.
04:29Understood.
04:30I won't cross any lines.
04:31I'd only had my mate bond severed that same day.
04:34The last thing on my mind was climbing into anybody's bed.
04:37I just wanted a room with a door that locked.
04:40And Leo was only four, but he already slept alone.
04:44Figures.
04:44A high-born wolf cub.
04:46That definitely made things easier for me.
04:50The next afternoon, when Mateo got back, I was outside the front of the house, feeding Leo.
04:55Well, more specifically, he sat beside the pack's golden repriever.
05:00One bite for the dog, one bite for Leo.
05:03The two of them were taking the whole thing very seriously.
05:06Mateo stopped.
05:09Clara, what exactly do you think you're doing with my air?
05:12His voice was low and sharp enough to make my hand shake.
05:14Before I could explain, Leo beat me to it.
05:17Woof.
05:18Dad, Clara and I are playing pretend.
05:22See?
05:23I ate way more than Duke.
05:25Woof.
05:26Woof.
05:26Woof.
05:26Woof.
05:27Mateo's frown only deepened.
05:29Slowly, he turned to the steward.
05:31Alpha, I know Miss Quinn's methods are a little unusual, but hard to argue with.
05:37We've chased, and he still wouldn't eat.
05:39But this afternoon, he's already had two full bowls.
05:42He swore he was going to out-eat Duke.
05:44Mateo said nothing for two full seconds.
05:47Who was wolfing down meat, vegetables, and soup.
05:50He let out a resigned breath.
05:53At the very least...
05:54Don't worry.
05:55He hasn't touched Leo's spoon once.
06:00Mateo actually froze for a second.
06:02Without another word, he turned and walked back inside.
06:06Leo ended up eating two and a half bowls.
06:08His stomach was so full, it looked like he'd swallowed a ball.
06:12He kept hiccuping and rubbing his belly.
06:14So I had no choice but to take him and Duke for another half-hour walk through the garden.
06:18Woof, woof, woof.
06:18Leo barked the whole time.
06:19He was laughing so hard he could barely breathe.
06:22What I didn't know was, Mateo was standing at the second floor window, watching us.
06:27He watched Leo bark his way after Duke across the lawn,
06:30and watched that same boy, who usually wouldn't eat, wouldn't talk, wouldn't move,
06:35laugh until his face turned pink.
06:37For the first time in a long while, the hard line of his mouth eased, almost into a smile.
06:42The night I was cast out with nothing,
06:43I wandered the streets of a wolf-border town alone.
06:46Hours earlier, my old pack had thrown me out like trash.
06:49I dragged a battered duffel behind me,
06:51still wearing my grease-stained coat from the hall packhouse.
06:54At the territory notice board, I stopped to rest.
06:57I looked up.
06:57A recruitment notice hung there,
06:59seeking a maternal caregiver for a young heir room and board provided.
07:03That night, I followed the address.
07:05And just like that, I entered Morelli territory.
07:08Later, my former mate would look down at me and ask, as if doing me a favor.
07:11Clara, do you finally understand what you did wrong?
07:13Four-year-old wolf pup snapped.
07:15What did she do wrong?
07:16Nothing.
07:17My mom is always right.
07:18Standing at the top of the pack hire, he simply pulled me to his side.
07:20My Luna is right, even when she's wrong.
07:22That notice?
07:22North strongest white wolf territory.
07:25Now I stood at the main house's gate.
07:27Beside me stood the territory steward.
07:29Alpha Morelli needs a care-getter for his heir, not a wife.
07:31Don't get any ideas.
07:32I understand.
07:33I won't cross any lines.
07:35Only then did the steward lead me inside.
07:37The dining hall was enormous.
07:39At the far end of a long table,
07:41a man and a little boy were locked in a standoff.
07:44The man held a bowl and spoon, looking grim.
07:47After what felt like forever, he gave up first.
07:50He let out a hard breath and set and refused to eat.
07:52The boy clamped his mouth shut and set the bowl down.
07:55One bite.
07:56Just one.
07:57Please?
07:58The steward stepped forward.
08:01Alpha.
08:01Another applicant.
08:03This one seems to know her place.
08:04I knew that face.
08:05I'd seen it in pack broadcasters and council reports.
08:08It was the kind of face you didn't forget once you'd seen it.
08:11A man like him had no reason to scam a broke woman freshly cast out of her pack.
08:15What's your name?
08:16He must have come straight from pack business to feed his son.
08:19And this was how that had gone.
08:22Honestly, feeding one wolf pup looked harder than running an entire territory.
08:26Clara Quinn.
08:27He gave the smallest nod.
08:29Then he held the bowl out to me.
08:31You try.
08:33After that, he moved to the couch, folded his arms, and watched.
08:37So this was the real test.
08:39I had to make it count.
08:41I forced a gentle smile and walked toward the boy with the bowl.
08:46I barely got close before he shot under the table.
08:50Fast, like a startled wolf cub.
08:53No! Make her leave!
08:54I don't want her to feed me!
08:56They're all mean!
08:57That told me everything.
08:59Clearly, I wasn't the first woman brought in to be some kind of mother figure.
09:03No wonder he was this defensive.
09:05I couldn't force this.
09:06I needed a different approach.
09:07I crouched, picked up a few of the figures, and set them beside him under the table.
09:11Then I smiled at him.
09:12Relax.
09:13I'm not here to feed you.
09:15See?
09:15Nothing to do with you.
09:16I'm here to feed them.
09:18This one's Moonflang, and this one, Silverclaw.
09:23I needed a different approach.
09:26No wonder the kid was this defensive.
09:28See?
09:28Nothing to do with you.
09:30Then I made a whole performance out of it and started feeding the toys.
09:33Come on.
09:34Big bite.
09:35You need to eat if you're going to protect the territory and guard the pack.
09:38A little hero who won't eat doesn't stand a chance against the bad wolves.
09:42Then I looked down at the vegetables dramatically.
09:45Oh.
09:45You want vegetables too?
09:47Of course you do.
09:48You need your strength to run fast and land a good bite.
09:51Under the table, he was still sulthing, but he'd quiet down.
09:54He crouched there, watching me and the toys, looking left out, like I had actually forgotten
09:58he existed.
09:59He smacked his lips.
10:01I pretended not to notice.
10:03Then he stared at the spoon.
10:04I still ignored him.
10:07Oh, wait.
10:08Wait.
10:08Is that another little wolf hero?
10:10Moonfang.
10:10Do you think we can share a little with him?
10:13Then I answered for the toy myself.
10:15Of course we can.
10:16I nodded solemnly.
10:18The boy nodded hard.
10:20Very hard.
10:21He ate fast, like he thought I might change my mind any second.
10:25Within seconds, he'd already swallowed several big bites.
10:30How come you're not giving me the vegetables?
10:32Are you scared I'll get stronger than Moonfang?
10:35Mean lady.
10:37I almost laughed out loud.
10:39I turned back toward the man on the couch.
10:41His brows had relaxed.
10:42There was even the faintest trace of a smile.
10:45It was small, but undistakably approving.
10:48That same night, I moved into the Moretti packhouse.
10:51The main house had three floors.
10:53Four-year-old Leo and I stayed on the second floor.
10:57Mateo had the entire third floor to himself.
10:59You do not go to the third floor.
11:01Ever.
11:02That floor belongs to the Alpha alone.
11:05Women have sneaked up there at night before, hoping for more.
11:08It never ended well for them.
11:10I nodded.
11:11I nodded immediately.
11:11Understood.
11:12I won't cross any lines.
11:13I'd only had my mate bonds severed that same day.
11:16The last thing on my mind was climbing into anybody's bed.
11:19I just wanted a room with a door that locked.
11:23And Leo was only four, but he already slept alone.
11:26Figures.
11:27A high-born wolf cub.
11:28That definitely made things easier for me.
11:32The next afternoon, when Mateo got back, I was outside the front of the house, feeding Leo.
11:38Well, more specifically, he sat beside the pack's golden repriever.
11:42One bite for the dog, one bite for Leo.
11:45The two of them were taking the whole thing very seriously.
11:49Mateo stopped.
11:51Clara, what exactly do you think you're doing with my air?
11:54His voice was low and sharp enough to make my hand shake.
11:57Before I could explain, Leo beat me to it.
11:59Woof!
12:00Dad, Clara and I are playing pretend.
12:04See?
12:05I ate way more than Duke.
12:07Woof!
12:08Woof!
12:08Woof!
12:09Woof!
12:10Mateo's frown only deepened.
12:11Slowly, he turned to the steward.
12:14Alpha, I know Miss Quinn's methods are a little unusual, but hard to argue with.
12:19We've chased, and he still wouldn't eat.
12:21But this afternoon, he's already had two full bowls.
12:24He swore he was going to out-eat Duke.
12:26Mateo said nothing for two full seconds.
12:29Who was wolfing down meat, vegetables, and soup.
12:32He let out a resigned breath.
12:35At the very least-
12:36Don't worry.
12:37He hasn't touched Leo's spoon once.
12:42Mateo actually froze for a second.
12:45Without another word, he turned and walked back inside.
12:48Leo ended up eating two and a half bowls.
12:51His stomach was so full it looked like he'd swallowed a ball.
12:54He kept hiccuping and rubbing his belly.
12:56So I had no choice but to take him and Duke for another half-hour walk through the garden.
13:00Woof!
13:00Woof!
13:00Leo barked the whole time.
13:02He was laughing so hard he could barely breathe.
13:04What I didn't know was, Mateo was standing at the second floor window, watching us.
13:09He watched Leo bark his way after Duke across the lawn, and watched that same boy, who usually
13:15wouldn't eat, wouldn't talk, wouldn't move, laugh until his face turned pink.
13:19For the first time in a long while, the hard line of his mouth eased, almost into a smile.
13:24The night I was cast out with nothing, I wandered the streets of a wolf-border town alone.
13:28Hours earlier, my old pack had thrown me out like trash.
13:31I dragged a battered duffel behind me, still wearing my grease-stained coat from the hall
13:36packhouse.
13:36At the territory notice board, I stopped to rest.
13:39I looked up.
13:40A recruitment notice hung there, seeking a maternal caregiver for a young heir room and
13:44board provided.
13:45That night, I followed the address, and just like that, I entered Morelli territory.
13:50Later, my former mate would look down at me and ask, as if doing me a favor.
13:54Clara, do you finally understand what you did wrong?
13:56Four-year-old wolf pup snapped.
13:57What did she do wrong?
13:58Nothing.
13:59My mom is always right.
14:00Standing at the top of the pack hire, he simply pulled me to his side.
14:02My Luna is right, even when she's wrong.
14:04That notice?
14:05North strongest white wolf territory.
14:07Now I stood at the main house's gate.
14:09Beside me stood the territory steward.
14:11Alpha Morelli needs a care-getter for his heir, not a wife.
14:14Don't get any ideas.
14:14I understand.
14:16I won't cross any lines.
14:17Only then did the steward lead me inside.
14:19The dining hall was enormous.
14:21At the far end of a long table, a man and a little boy were locked in a standoff.
14:26The man held a bowl and spoon, looking grim.
14:29After what felt like forever, he gave up first.
14:32He let out a hard breath and set and refused to eat.
14:34The boy clamped his mouth shut and set the bowl down.
14:37One bite.
14:38Just one.
14:39Please?
14:41The steward stepped forward.
14:43Alpha.
14:43Another applicant.
14:45This one seems to know her place.
14:47I knew that face.
14:48I'd seen it in pack broadcasters and council reports.
14:50It was the kind of face you didn't forget once you'd seen it.
14:53A man like him had no reason to scam a broke woman freshly cast out of her pack.
14:57What's your name?
14:59He must have come straight from pack business to feed his son.
15:02And this was how that had gone.
15:04Honestly, feeding one wolf pup looked harder than running an entire territory.
15:08Clara Quinn.
15:09He gave the smallest nod.
15:11Then he held the bowl out to me.
15:13You try.
15:15After that, he moved to the couch, folded his arms, and watched.
15:19So this was the real test.
15:21I had to make it count.
15:23I forced a gentle smile and walked toward the boy with the bowl.
15:29I barely got close before he shot under the table.
15:32Fast.
15:33Like a startled wolf cub.
15:35No!
15:35Make her leave!
15:36I don't want her to feed me!
15:38They're all mean!
15:39That told me everything.
15:42Clearly, I wasn't the first woman brought in to be some kind of mother figure.
15:45No wonder he was this defensive.
15:47I couldn't force this.
15:48I needed a different approach.
15:50I crouched, picked up a few of the figures, and set them beside him under the table.
15:53Then I smiled at him.
15:54Relax.
15:55I'm not here to feed you.
15:57See?
15:58Nothing to do with you.
15:59I'm here to feed them.
16:01This one's Moonflang, and this one, Silverclaw.
16:06I needed a different approach.
16:08No wonder the kid was this defensive.
16:10See?
16:11Nothing to do with you.
16:12Then I made a whole performance out of it and started feeding the toys.
16:15Come on.
16:16Big bite.
16:17You need to eat if you're going to protect the territory and guard the pack.
16:20A little hero who won't eat doesn't stand a chance against the bad wolves.
16:24Then I looked down at the vegetables dramatically.
16:27Oh.
16:28You want vegetables too?
16:29Of course you do.
16:30You need your strength to run fast and land a good bite.
16:33Under the table, he was still sulthing, but he'd quiet down.
16:36He crouched there, watching me and the toys, looking left out, like I had actually forgotten he existed.
16:42He smacked his lips.
16:43I pretended not to notice.
16:45Then he stared at the spoon.
16:46I still ignored him.
16:49Oh, wait, wait.
16:51Is that another little wolf hero?
16:52Moonfang.
16:53Do you think we can share a little with him?
16:55Then I answered for the toy myself.
16:57Of course we can.
16:59I nodded solemnly.
17:01The boy nodded hard.
17:02Very hard.
17:03He ate fast, like he thought I might change my mind any second.
17:07Within seconds, he'd already swallowed several big bites.
17:12How come you're not giving me the vegetables?
17:15Are you scared I'll get stronger than Moonfang, mean lady?
17:19I almost laughed out loud.
17:21I turned back toward the man on the couch.
17:23His brows had relaxed.
17:25There was even the faintest trace of a smile.
17:27It was small, but undistakably approving.
17:30That same night, I moved into the Moretti packhouse.
17:34The main house had three floors.
17:36Four-year-old Leo and I stayed on the second floor.
17:39Mateo had the entire third floor to himself.
17:41You do not go to the third floor.
17:43Ever.
17:44That floor belongs to the Alpha alone.
17:47Women have sneaked up there at night before,
17:49hoping for more.
17:51It never ended well for them.
17:52I nodded immediately.
17:54Understood.
17:54I won't cross any lines.
17:56I'd only had my mate bond severed that same day.
17:58The last thing on my mind was climbing into anybody's bed.
18:01I just wanted a room with a door that locked.
18:05And Leo was only four, but he already slept alone.
18:08Figures.
18:09A high-born wolf cub.
18:10That definitely made things easier for me.
18:14The next afternoon, when Mateo got back,
18:17I was outside the front of the house, feeding Leo.
18:20Well, more specifically,
18:22he sat beside the pack's golden repriever.
18:24One bite for the dog,
18:26one bite for Leo.
18:27The two of them were taking the whole thing very seriously.
18:31Mateo stopped.
18:33Clara,
18:34what exactly do you think you're doing with my air?
18:36His voice was low and sharp enough to make my hand shake.
18:39Before I could explain,
18:40Leo beat me to it.
18:42Woof!
18:43Dad,
18:44Clara and I are playing pretend.
18:46See?
18:47I ate way more than Duke.
18:50Woof!
18:50Woof!
18:51Woof!
18:51Woof!
18:52Mateo's frown only deepened.
18:54Slowly, he turned to the steward.
18:56Alpha,
18:57I know Miss Quinn's methods are a little unusual,
18:59but hard to argue with.
19:01We've chased and he still wouldn't eat.
19:04But this afternoon,
19:05he's already had two full bowls.
19:06He swore he was going to out-eat Duke.
19:09Mateo said nothing for two full seconds,
19:11who was wolfing down meat,
19:13vegetables,
19:14and soup.
19:15He let out a resigned breath.
19:17At the very least...
19:19Don't worry.
19:19He hasn't touched Leo's spoon once.
19:24Mateo actually froze for a second.
19:27Without another word,
19:28he turned and walked back inside.
19:30Leo ended up eating two and a half bowls.
19:33His stomach was so full,
19:34it looked like he'd swallowed a ball.
19:36He kept hiccuping and rubbing his belly.
19:38So I had no choice but to take him and Duke
19:40for another half-hour walk through the garden.
19:42Woof!
19:42Woof!
19:43Leo barked the whole time.
19:44He was laughing so hard he could barely breathe.
19:47What I didn't know was,
19:48Mateo was standing at the second floor window,
19:50watching us.
19:52He watched Leo bark his way after Duke across the lawn,
19:55and watched that same boy,
19:56who usually wouldn't eat,
19:58wouldn't talk,
19:59wouldn't move,
20:00laugh until his face turned pink.
20:01For the first time in a long while,
20:03the hard line of his mouth eased,
20:05almost into a smile.
20:06The night I was cast out with nothing,
20:08I wandered the streets of a wolf-border town alone.
20:11Hours earlier,
20:12my old pack had thrown me out like trash.
20:14I dragged a battered duffel behind me,
20:16still wearing my grease-stained coat
20:17from the hall packhouse.
20:19At the territory notice board,
20:20I stopped to rest.
20:21I looked up.
20:22A recruitment notice hung there,
20:24seeking a maternal caregiver for a young heir,
20:26room and board provided.
20:27That night,
20:28I followed the address,
20:29and just like that,
20:31I entered Morelli territory.
20:32Later,
20:33my former mate would look down at me and ask,
20:35as if doing me a favor.
20:36Clara,
20:36do you finally understand what you did wrong?
20:38Four-year-old wolf pup snapped.
20:40What did she do wrong?
20:41Nothing.
20:41My mom is always right.
20:42Standing at the top of the pack hire,
20:43he simply pulled me to his side.
20:45My Luna is right,
20:45even when she's wrong.
20:46That notice?
20:47North strongest white wolf territory.
20:49Now I stood at the main house's gate.
20:51Beside me stood the territory steward.
20:53Alpha Morelli needs a care-getter for his heir,
20:55not a wife.
20:56Don't get any ideas.
20:57I understand.
20:58I won't cross any lines.
20:59Only then did the steward lead me inside.
21:02The dining hall was enormous.
21:03At the far end of a long table,
21:05a man and a little boy were locked in a standoff.
21:08The man held a bowl and spoon,
21:10looking grim.
21:11After what felt like forever,
21:13he gave up first.
21:14He let out a hard breath and set and refused to eat.
21:17The boy clamped his mouth shut and set the bowl down.
21:19One bite.
21:20Just one.
21:21Please?
21:23The steward stepped forward.
21:25Alpha.
21:26Another applicant.
21:27This one seems to know her place.
21:29I knew that face.
21:30I'd seen it in pack broadcasters and council reports.
21:33It was the kind of face you didn't forget once you'd seen it.
21:35A man like him had no reason to scam a broke woman freshly cast out of her pack.
21:40What's your name?
21:41He must have come straight from pack business to feed his son.
21:44And this was how that had gone.
21:47Honestly, feeding one wolf pup looked harder than running an entire territory.
21:51Clara Quinn.
21:51He gave the smallest nod.
21:53Then he held the bowl out to me.
21:55You try.
21:57After that, he moved to the couch, folded his arms, and watched.
22:01So this was the real test.
22:03I had to make it count.
22:06I forced a gentle smile and walked toward the boy with the bowl.
22:11I barely got close before he shot under the table.
22:14Fast.
22:15Like a startled wolf cub.
22:17No!
22:18Make her leave!
22:19I don't want her to feed me!
22:20They're all mean!
22:21That told me everything.
22:24Clearly, I wasn't the first woman brought in to be some kind of mother figure.
22:27No wonder he was this defensive.
22:29I couldn't force this.
22:31I needed a different approach.
22:32I crouched, picked up a few of the figures, and set them beside him under the table.
22:36Then I smiled at him.
22:37Relax.
22:37I'm not here to feed you.
22:39See?
22:40Nothing to do with you.
22:41I'm here to feed them.
22:43This one's Moonflang.
22:44And this one, Silverclaw.
22:48I needed a different approach.
22:50No wonder the kid was this defensive.
22:52See?
22:53Nothing to do with you.
22:54Then I made a whole performance out of it and started feeding the toys.
22:58Come on.
22:58Big bite.
22:59You need to eat if you're going to protect the territory and guard the pack.
23:03A little hero who won't eat doesn't stand a chance against the bad wolves.
23:07Then I looked down at the vegetables dramatically.
23:09Oh.
23:10You want vegetables too?
23:11Of course you do.
23:12You need your strength to run fast and land a good bite.
23:15Under the table, he was still sulthing, but he'd quiet down.
23:18He crouched there, watching me in the toys, looking left out, like I had actually forgotten he existed.
23:24He smacked his lips.
23:25I pretended not to notice.
23:27Then he stared at the spoon.
23:29I still ignored him.
23:31Oh, wait.
23:32Wait.
23:33Is that another little wolf hero?
23:35Moonfang.
23:35Do you think we can share a little with him?
23:37Then I answered for the toy myself.
23:40Of course we can.
23:41I nodded solemnly.
23:43The boy nodded hard.
23:45Very hard.
23:46He ate fast, like he thought I might change my mind any second.
23:49Within seconds, he'd already swallowed several big bites.
23:55How come you're not giving me the vegetables?
23:57Are you scared I'll get stronger than Moonfang?
23:59Mean lady.
24:01I almost laughed out loud.
24:03I turned back toward the man on the couch.
24:05His brows had relaxed.
24:07There was even the faintest trace of a smile.
24:09It was small, but undistakably approving.
24:12That same night, I moved into the Moretti packhouse.
24:16The main house had three floors.
24:18Four-year-old Leo and I stayed on the second floor.
24:21Mateo had the entire third floor to himself.
24:23You do not go to the third floor.
24:26Ever.
24:27That floor belongs to the Alpha alone.
24:29Women have sneaked up there at night before, hoping for more.
24:33It never ended well for them.
24:35I nodded immediately.
24:36Understood.
24:37I won't cross any lines.
24:38I'd only had my mate bond severed that same day.
24:40The last thing on my mind was climbing into anybody's bed.
24:43I just wanted a room with a door that locked.
24:47And Leo was only four, but he already slept alone.
24:50Figures.
24:51A high-born wolf cub.
24:53That definitely made things easier for me.
24:57The next afternoon, when Mateo got back, I was outside the front of the house, feeding Leo.
25:02Well, more specifically, he sat beside the pack's golden repriever.
25:07One bite for the dog, one bite for Leo.
25:10The two of them were taking the whole thing very seriously.
25:13Mateo stopped.
25:15Clara, what exactly do you think you're doing with my air?
25:19His voice was low and sharp enough to make my hand shake.
25:21Before I could explain, Leo beat me to it.
25:24Woof!
25:25Dad, Clara and I are playing pretend.
25:29See?
25:29I ate way more than Duke.
25:32Woof!
25:32Woof!
25:33Woof!
25:33Woof!
25:34Mateo's frown only deepened.
25:36Slowly, he turned to the steward.
25:38Alpha, I know Miss Quinn's methods are a little unusual, but hard to argue with.
25:44We're not going to be a good one.
25:44We've chased, and he still wouldn't eat.
25:46But this afternoon, he's already had two full bowls.
25:49He swore he was going to out-eat Duke.
25:51Mateo said nothing for two full seconds.
25:53Who was wolfing down meat, vegetables, and soup.
25:57He let out a resigned breath.
26:00At the very least...
26:01Don't worry.
26:02He hasn't touched Leo's spoon once.
26:07Mateo actually froze for a second.
26:09Without another word, he turned and walked back inside.
26:13Leo ended up eating two and a half bowls.
26:15His stomach was so full, it looked like he'd swallowed a ball.
26:18He kept hiccuping and rubbing his belly.
26:21So I had no choice but to take him and Duke for another half-hour walk through the garden.
26:25Leo barked the whole time.
26:26He was laughing so hard he could barely breathe.
26:29What I didn't know was, Mateo was standing at the second floor window, watching us.
26:34He watched Leo bark his way after Duke across the lawn,
26:37and watched that same boy, who usually wouldn't eat, wouldn't talk, wouldn't move,
26:42laugh until his face turned pink.
26:43For the first time in a long while, the hard line of his mouth eased, almost into a smile.
26:49The night I was cast out with nothing, I wandered the streets of a wolf-border town alone.
26:53Hours earlier, my old pack had thrown me out like trash.
26:56I dragged a battered duffel behind me, still wearing my grease-stained coat from the hall packhouse.
27:01At the territory notice board, I stopped to rest.
27:03I looked up.
27:04A recruitment notice hung there, seeking a maternal caregiver for a young heir room and board provided.
27:10That night, I followed the address.
27:11And just like that, I entered Morelli territory.
27:15Later, my former mate would look down at me and ask, as if doing me a favor.
27:18Clara, do you finally understand what you did wrong?
27:20Four-year-old wolf pup snapped.
27:22What did she do wrong? Nothing. My mom is always right.
27:24Standing at the top of the pack hire, he simply pulled me to his side.
27:27My Luna is right, even when she's wrong.
27:29That notice? North strongest white wolf territory.
27:32Now I stood at the main house's gate. Beside me stood the territory steward.
27:35Alpha Morelli needs a care-getter for his heir, not a wife. Don't get any ideas.
27:39I understand. I won't cross any lines. Only then did the steward lead me inside.
27:44The dining hall was enormous. At the far end of a long table, a man and a little boy were
27:49locked
27:50in a standoff. The man held a bowl and spoon, looking grim. After what felt like forever,
27:55he gave up first. He let out a hard breath and set and refused to eat. The boy clamped his
28:00mouth
28:00shut and set the bowl down. One bite. Just one. Please?
28:05The steward stepped forward.
28:08Alpha. Another applicant. This one seems to know her place.
28:11I knew that face. I'd seen it in pack broadcasters and council reports. It was the kind of face you
28:16didn't forget once you'd seen it. A man like him had no reason to scam a broke woman freshly cast
28:21out
28:21of her pack. What's your name? He must have come straight from pack business to feed his son,
28:26and this was how that had gone. Honestly, feeding one wolf pup looked harder than running an entire
28:32territory. Clara Quinn. He gave the smallest nod. Then he held the bowl out to me. You try.
28:39After that, he moved to the couch, folded his arms, and watched. So this was the real test. I had
28:46to
28:46make it count. I forced a gentle smile and walked toward the boy with the bowl. I barely got close
28:55before he shot under the table. Fast, like a startled wolf cub. No! Make her leave! I don't want her
29:02to
29:02feed me! They're all mean! That told me everything. Clearly, I wasn't the first woman
29:08brought in to be some kind of mother figure. No wonder he was this defensive. I couldn't force
29:12this. I needed a different approach. I crouched, picked up a few of the figures, and set them
29:17beside him under the table. Then I smiled at him. Relax. I'm not here to feed you. See? Nothing to
29:23do with you. I'm here to feed them. This one's Moonflang, and this one, Silverclaw. I needed a
29:31different approach. No wonder the kid was this defensive. See? Nothing to do with you. Then I made a
29:37whole performance out of it and started feeding the toys. Come on. Big bite. You need to eat if
29:43you're going to protect the territory and guard the pack. A little hero who won't eat doesn't stand a
29:47chance against the bad wolves. Then I looked down at the vegetables dramatically. Oh, you want
29:53vegetables too? Of course you do. You need your strength to run fast and land a good bite. Under the
29:58table, he was still sulthing, but he'd quiet down. He crouched there, watching me and the toys,
30:03looking left out, like I had actually forgotten he existed. He smacked his lips. I pretended not to
30:09notice. Then he stared at the spoon. I still ignored him. Oh, wait, wait. Is that another
30:16little wolf hero? Moonflang. Do you think we can share a little with him? Then I answered for the
30:21toy myself. Of course we can. I nodded solemnly. The boy nodded hard. Very hard. He ate fast,
30:29like he thought I might change my mind any second. Within seconds, he'd already swallowed several
30:34big bites. How come you're not giving me the vegetables? Are you scared I'll get stronger
30:41than Moonflang, mean lady? I almost laughed out loud. I turned back toward the man on the couch.
30:48His brows had relaxed. There was even the faintest trace of a smile. It was small, but undistakably
30:54approving. That same night, I moved into the Moretti pack house. The main house had three
30:59floors. Four-year-old Leo and I stayed on the second floor. Mateo had the entire third floor to
31:05himself. You do not go to the third floor. Ever. That floor belongs to the Alpha alone. Women have
31:12sneaked up there at night before, hoping for more. It never ended well for them. I nodded immediately.
31:18Understood. I won't cross any lines. I'd only had my mate bone severed that same day. The last thing on
31:23my
31:24mind was climbing into anybody's bed. I just wanted a room with a door that locked.
31:29And Leo was only four, but he already slept alone. Figures. A highborn wolf cub. That definitely made
31:36things easier for me. The next afternoon, when Mateo got back, I was outside the front of the house,
31:43feeding Leo. Well, more specifically, he sat beside the pack's golden repriever. One bite for the dog,
31:50one bite for Leo. The two of them were taking the whole thing very seriously. Mateo stopped.
31:58Clara, what exactly do you think you're doing with my air? His voice was low and sharp enough to make
32:03my hand shake. Before I could explain, Leo beat me to it. Woof! Dad, Clara and I are playing pretend.
32:11See? I ate way more than Duke. Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!
32:16Mateo's frown only deepened. Slowly, he turned to the steward.
32:20Alpha, I know Miss Quinn's methods are a little unusual, but hard to argue with. We've chased,
32:27and he still wouldn't eat. But this afternoon, he's already had two full bowls. He swore he was
32:32going to out-eat Duke. Mateo said nothing for two full seconds, who was wolfing down meat,
32:38vegetables, and soup. He let out a resigned breath. At the very least- Don't worry. He hasn't
32:45touched Leo's spoon once. Mateo actually froze for a second. Without another word, he turned and walked
32:53back inside. Leo ended up eating two and a half bowls. His stomach was so full it looked like he'd
32:59swallowed a ball. He kept hiccuping and rubbing his belly. So I had no choice but to take him and
33:05Duke for another half-hour walk through the garden. Leo barked the whole time. He was laughing so hard
33:10he could barely breathe. What I didn't know was, Mateo was standing at the second-floor window,
33:15watching us. He watched Leo bark his way after Duke across the lawn, and watched that same boy,
33:21who usually wouldn't eat, wouldn't talk, wouldn't move, laugh until his face turned pink. For the first
33:27time in a long while, the hard line of his mouth eased, almost into a smile. The night I was
33:32cast
33:32out with nothing, I wandered the streets of a wolf-border town alone. Hours earlier, my old
33:37pack had thrown me out like trash. I dragged a battered duffel behind me, still wearing my grease-stained
33:42coat from the hall packhouse. At the territory notice board, I stopped to rest. I looked up. A
33:47recruitment notice hung there, seeking a maternal caregiver for a young heir room and board provided.
33:52That night, I followed the address, and just like that, I entered Morelli territory. Later,
33:57my former mate would look down at me and ask, as if doing me a favor. Clara, do you finally
34:01understand what you did wrong? Four-year-old wolf pup snapped. What did she do wrong? Nothing. My mom
34:06is always right. Standing at the top of the pack hire, he simply pulled me to his side. My Luna
34:09is
34:10right, even when she's wrong. That notice? North strongest white wolf territory. Now I stood at the
34:14main house's gate. Beside me stood the territory steward. Alpha Morelli needs a care-getter for his heir,
34:19not a wife. Don't get any ideas. I understand. I won't cross any lines. Only then did the steward
34:25lead me inside. The dining hall was enormous. At the far end of a long table, a man and a
34:31little
34:31boy were locked in a standoff. The man held a bowl and spoon, looking grim. After what felt like
34:37forever, he gave up first. He let out a hard breath and set and refused to eat. The boy clamped
34:42his mouth
34:43shut and set the bowl down. One bite. Just one. Please? The steward stepped forward. Alpha,
34:50another applicant. This one seems to know her place. I knew that face. I'd seen it in pack
34:55broadcasters and council reports. It was the kind of face you didn't forget once you'd seen it.
35:00A man like him had no reason to scam a broke woman freshly cast out of her pack.
35:04What's your name? He must have come straight from pack business to feed his son,
35:08and this was how that had gone. Honestly, feeding one wolf pup looked harder than running an entire
35:14territory. Clara Quinn. He gave the smallest nod. Then he held the bowl out to me. You try.
35:22After that, he moved to the couch, folded his arms, and watched. So this was the real test.
35:28I had to make it count. I forced a gentle smile and walked toward the boy with the bowl.
35:36I barely got close before he shot under the table. Fast. Like a startled wolf cub.
35:42No! Make her leave! I don't want her to feed me! They're all mean!
35:46That told me everything. Clearly, I wasn't the first woman brought in to be some kind of mother
35:51figure. No wonder he was this defensive. I couldn't force this. I needed a different approach. I crouched,
35:57picked up a few of the figures, and set them beside him under the table. Then I smiled at him.
36:01Relax. I'm not here to feed you. See? Nothing to do with you. I'm here to feed them. This one's
36:08Moonflang, and this one, Silverclaw. I needed a different approach. No wonder the kid was this
36:16defensive. See? Nothing to do with you. Then I made a whole performance out of it and started feeding
36:21the toys. Come on. Big bite. You need to eat if you're going to protect the territory and guard the
36:27pack. A little hero who won't eat doesn't stand a chance against the bad wolves.
36:31Then I looked down at the vegetables dramatically. Oh, you want vegetables too? Of course you do.
36:37You need your strength to run fast and land a good bite. Under the table, he was still sulthing,
36:42but he'd quiet down. He crouched there, watching me and the toys, looking left out,
36:46like I had actually forgotten he existed. He smacked his lips. I pretended not to notice.
36:52Then he stared at the spoon. I still ignored him.
36:56Oh, wait, wait. Is that another little wolf hero? Moonflang. Do you think we can share a little
37:01with him? Then I answered for the toy myself. Of course we can. I nodded solemnly.
37:08The boy nodded hard. Very hard. He ate fast, like he thought I might change my mind any second.
37:14Within seconds, he'd already swallowed several big bites.
37:19How come you're not giving me the vegetables? Are you scared I'll get stronger than Moonflang,
37:24mean lady?
37:26I almost laughed out loud. I turned back toward the man on the couch. His brows had relaxed.
37:32There was even the faintest trace of a smile. It was small, but undistakably approving.
37:37That same night, I moved into the Moretti packhouse. The main house had three floors. Four-year-old
37:43Leo and I stayed on the second floor. Mateo had the entire third floor to himself.
37:48You do not go to the third floor. Ever. That floor belongs to the Alpha alone. Women have
37:54sneaked up there at night before, hoping for more. It never ended well for them.
37:59I nodded immediately. Understood. I won't cross any lines. I'd only had my mate bond severed that same
38:04day. The last thing on my mind was climbing into anybody's bed. I just wanted a room with a door
38:09that locked. And Leo was only four, but he already slept alone. Figures. A high-born wolf cub. That
38:18definitely made things easier for me. The next afternoon, when Mateo got back, I was outside the
38:24front of the house, feeding Leo. Well, more specifically, he sat beside the pack's golden
38:30repriever. One bite for the dog, one bite for Leo. The two of them were taking the whole thing
38:36very seriously. Mateo stopped. Clara, what exactly do you think you're doing with my air?
38:43His voice was low and sharp enough to make my handshake. Before I could explain, Leo beat me to
38:48it. Woof. Dad, Clara and I are playing pretend. See? I ate way more than Duke. Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!
38:59Mateo's frown only deepened. Slowly, he turned to the steward. Alpha, I know Miss Quinn's methods are a
39:05little unusual, but hard to argue with. We've chased, and he still wouldn't eat. But this
39:11afternoon, he's already had two full bowls. He swore he was going to out-eat Duke. Mateo said
39:16nothing for two full seconds, who was wolfing down meat, vegetables, and soup. He let out a resigned
39:23breath. At the very least... Don't worry. He hasn't touched Leo's spoon once. Mateo actually froze for a
39:33second. Without another word, he turned and walked back inside. Leo ended up eating two and a half
39:39bowls. His stomach was so full it looked like he'd swallowed a ball. He kept hiccuping and rubbing
39:44his belly. So I had no choice but to take him and Duke for another half-hour walk through the
39:48garden.
39:49Leo barked the whole time. He was laughing so hard he could barely breathe. What I didn't know was,
39:55Mateo was standing at the second-floor window, watching us. He watched Leo bark his way after Duke
40:01across the lawn, and watched that same boy, who usually wouldn't eat, wouldn't talk, wouldn't move,
40:06laugh until his face turned pink. For the first time in a long while, the hard line of his mouth
40:11eased, almost into a smile. The night I was cast out with nothing, I wandered the streets of a wolf
40:16border town alone. Hours earlier, my old pack had thrown me out like trash. I dragged a battered duffel
40:22behind me, still wearing my grease-stained coat from the hall packhouse. At the territory notice board,
40:27I stopped to rest. I looked up. A recruitment notice hung there, seeking a maternal caregiver
40:32for a young heir. Room and board provided. That night, I followed the address. And just like that,
40:38I entered Morelli territory. Later, my former mate would look down at me and ask, as if doing
40:42me a favor. Clara, do you finally understand what you did wrong? Four-year-old wolf pup snapped.
40:47What did she do wrong? Nothing. My mom is always right. Standing at the top of the pack,
40:50hired me simply pulled me to his side. My Luna is right, even when she's wrong. That notice?
40:54North-strongest white wolf territory. Now I stood at the main house's gate.
40:58Beside me stood the territory steward. Alpha Morelli needs a care-getter for his heir,
41:02not a wife. Don't get any ideas. I understand. I won't cross any lines.
41:06Only then did the steward lead me inside. The dining hall was enormous. At the far end of a
41:11long table, a man and a little boy were locked in a standoff. The man held a bowl and spoon,
41:17looking grim. After what felt like forever, he gave up first. He let out a hard breath and set
41:22and refused to eat. The boy clamped his mouth shut and set the bowl down.
41:26One bite. Just one. Please?
41:30The steward stepped forward.
41:32Alpha. Another applicant. This one seems to know her place.
41:36I knew that face. I'd seen it in pack broadcasters and council reports. It was the kind of face you
41:40didn't forget once you'd seen it. A man like him had no reason to scam a broke woman freshly cast
41:45out
41:45of her pack. What's your name? He must have come straight from pack business to feed his son,
41:50and this was how that had gone. Honestly, feeding one wolf pup looked harder than running an entire
41:56territory. Clara Quinn. He gave the smallest nod. Then he held the bowl out to me. You try.
42:04After that, he moved to the couch, folded his arms, and watched. So this was the real test. I had
42:11to make
42:11it count. I forced a gentle smile and walked toward the boy with the bowl.
42:18I barely got close before he shot under the table. Fast. Like a startled wolf cub.
42:24No! Make her leave! I don't want her to feed me! They're all mean!
42:28That told me everything. Clearly, I wasn't the first woman brought in to be some kind of mother figure.
42:34No wonder he was this defensive. I couldn't force this. I needed a different approach. I crouched,
42:39picked up a few of the figures, and set them beside him under the table. Then I smiled at him.
42:43Relax. I'm not here to feed you. See? Nothing to do with you. I'm here to feed them.
42:50This one's Moonflang, and this one, Silverclaw.
42:55I needed a different approach. No wonder the kid was this defensive. See? Nothing to do with you.
43:01Then I made a whole performance out of it and started feeding the toys.
43:04Come on. Big bite. You need to eat if you're going to protect the territory and guard the pack.
43:09A little hero who won't eat doesn't stand a chance against the bad wolves.
43:13Then I looked down at the vegetables dramatically.
43:16Oh. You want vegetables, too? Of course you do. You need your strength to run fast and land a good
43:21bite.
43:22Under the table, he was still sulthing, but he'd quiet down.
43:25He crouched there, watching me in the toys, looking left out, like I had actually forgotten he existed.
43:31He smacked his lips. I pretended not to notice.
43:34Then he stared at the spoon. I still ignored him.
43:38Oh, wait, wait. Is that another little wolf hero? Moonfang. Do you think we can share a little with him?
43:44Then I answered for the toy myself.
43:46Of course we can.
43:48I nodded solemnly.
43:50The boy nodded hard. Very hard.
43:52He ate fast, like he thought I might change my mind any second.
43:56Within seconds, he'd already swallowed several big bites.
44:01How come you're not giving me the vegetables? Are you scared I'll get stronger than Moonfang, mean lady?
44:08I almost laughed out loud. I turned back toward the man on the couch. His brows had relaxed. There was
44:14even the faintest trace of a smile.
44:16It was small, but undistakably approving.
44:19That same night, I moved into the Moretti packhouse.
44:23The main house had three floors. Four-year-old Leo and I stayed on the second floor.
44:28Mateo had the entire third floor to himself.
44:30You do not go to the third floor. Ever.
44:33That floor belongs to the Alpha alone.
44:36Women have sneaked up there at night before, hoping for more.
44:40It never ended well for them.
44:41I nodded immediately.
44:43Understood. I won't cross any lines.
44:45I'd only had my mate bond severed that same day.
44:47The last thing on my mind was climbing into anybody's bed.
44:50I just wanted a room with a door that locked.
44:54And Leo was only four, but he already slept alone.
44:57Figures. A high-born wolf cub.
44:59That definitely made things easier for me.
45:03The next afternoon, when Mateo got back, I was outside the front of the house, feeding Leo.
45:09Well, more specifically, he sat beside the pack's golden repriever.
45:13One bite for the dog, one bite for Leo.
45:16The two of them were taking the whole thing very seriously.
45:20Mateo stopped.
45:22Clara.
45:23What exactly do you think you're doing with my air?
45:25His voice was low and sharp enough to make my hand shake.
45:28Before I could explain, Leo beat me to it.
45:31Woof.
45:32Dad, Clara and I are playing pretend.
45:36See?
45:36I ate way more than Duke.
45:39Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof.
45:41Mateo's frown only deepened.
45:43Slowly, he turned to the steward.
45:45Alpha, I know Miss Quinn's methods are a little unusual, but hard to argue with.
45:50We've chased, and he still wouldn't eat.
45:53But this afternoon, he's already had two full bowls.
45:55He swore he was going to out-eat Duke.
45:58Mateo said nothing for two full seconds.
46:00Who was wolfing down meat, vegetables, and soup.
46:04He let out a resigned breath.
46:06At the very least...
46:08Don't worry.
46:08He hasn't touched Leo's spoon once.
46:13Mateo actually froze for a second.
46:16Without another word, he turned and walked back inside.
46:19Leo ended up eating two and a half bowls.
46:22His stomach was so full, it looked like he'd swallowed a ball.
46:25He kept hiccuping and rubbing his belly.
46:27So I had no choice but to take him and Duke for another half-hour walk through the garden.
46:31Woof. Woof. Woof.
46:32Leo barked the whole time.
46:33He was laughing so hard he could barely breathe.
46:35What I didn't know was, Mateo was standing at the second floor window, watching us.
46:41He watched Leo bark his way after Duke across the lawn, and watched that same boy, who usually
46:46wouldn't eat, wouldn't talk, wouldn't move, laugh until his face turned pink.
46:50For the first time in a long while, the hard line of his mouth eased, almost into a smile.
46:55The night I was cast out with nothing, I wandered the streets of a wolf border town alone.
47:00Hours earlier, my old pack had thrown me out like trash.
47:02I dragged a battered duffel behind me, still wearing my grease-stained coat from the hall
47:07pack house.
47:08At the territory notice board, I stopped to rest.
47:10I looked up.
47:11A recruitment notice hung there, seeking a maternal caregiver for a young heir room and
47:16board provided.
47:16That night, I followed the address.
47:18And just like that, I entered Morelli territory.
47:22Later, my former mate would look down at me and ask, as if doing me a favor.
47:25Clara, do you finally understand what you did wrong?
47:27Four-year-old wolf pup snapped.
47:29What did she do wrong?
47:30Nothing.
47:30My mom is always right.
47:31Standing at the top of the pack hire, he simply pulled me to his side.
47:34My Luna is right, even when she's wrong.
47:35That notice?
47:36North Strongest White Wolf Territory.
47:38Now I stood at the main house's gate.
47:40Beside me stood the territory steward.
47:42Alpha Morelli needs a care-getter for his heir, not a wife.
47:45Don't get any ideas.
47:46I understand.
47:47I won't cross any lines.
47:48Only then did the steward lead me inside.
47:51The dining hall was enormous.
47:53At the far end of a long table, a man and a little boy were locked in a standoff.
47:57The man held a bowl and spoon, looking grim.
48:00After what felt like forever, he gave up first.
48:03He let out a hard breath and set and refused to eat.
48:06The boy clamped his mouth shut and set the bowl down.
48:08One bite.
48:09Just one.
48:10Please?
48:12The steward stepped forward.
48:14Alpha.
48:15Another applicant.
48:16This one seems to know her place.
48:18I knew that face.
48:19I'd seen it in pack broadcasters and council reports.
48:22It was the kind of face you didn't forget once you'd seen it.
48:24A man like him had no reason to scam a broke woman freshly cast out of her pack.
48:29What's your name?
48:30He must have come straight from pack business to feed his son.
48:33And this was how that had gone.
48:36Honestly, feeding one wolf pup looked harder than running an entire territory.
48:40Clara Quinn.
48:41He gave the smallest nod.
48:42Then he held the bowl out to me.
48:44You try.
48:46After that, he moved to the couch, folded his arms, and watched.
48:51So this was the real test.
48:52I had to make it count.
48:55I forced a gentle smile and walked toward the boy with the bowl.
49:00I barely got close before he shot under the table.
49:03Fast.
49:04Like a startled wolf cub.
49:06No!
49:07Make her leave!
49:08I don't want her to feed me!
49:09They're all mean!
49:10That told me everything.
49:13Clearly, I wasn't the first woman brought in to be some kind of mother figure.
49:16No wonder he was this defensive.
49:18I couldn't force this.
49:20I needed a different approach.
49:21I crouched, picked up a few of the figures, and set them beside him under the table.
49:25Then I smiled at him.
49:26Relax.
49:26I'm not here to feed you.
49:28See?
49:29Nothing to do with you.
49:30I'm here to feed them.
49:32This one's Moonflang, and this one, Silverclaw.
49:37I needed a different approach.
49:39No wonder the kid was this defensive.
49:41See?
49:42Nothing to do with you.
49:43Then I made a whole performance out of it and started feeding the toys.
49:47Come on.
49:47Big bite.
49:49You need to eat if you're going to protect the territory and guard the pack.
49:52A little hero who won't eat doesn't stand a chance against the bad wolves.
49:56Then I looked down at the vegetables dramatically.
49:58Oh.
49:59You want vegetables, too?
50:00Of course you do.
50:02You need your strength to run fast and land a good bite.
50:04Under the table, he was still sulthing, but he'd quiet down.
50:07He crouched there, watching me in the toys, looking left out, like I had actually forgotten
50:12he existed.
50:13He smacked his lips.
50:14I pretended not to notice.
50:16Then he stared at the spoon.
50:18I still ignored him.
50:20Oh, wait, wait.
50:22Is that another little wolf hero?
50:24Moonflang.
50:25Do you think we can share a little with him?
50:27Then I answered for the toy myself.
50:29Of course we can.
50:30I nodded solemnly.
50:32The boy nodded hard.
50:34Very hard.
50:35He ate fast, like he thought I might change my mind any second.
50:38Within seconds, he'd already swallowed several big bites.
50:44How come you're not giving me the vegetables?
50:46Are you scared I'll get stronger than Moonflang, mean lady?
50:50I almost laughed out loud.
50:52I turned back toward the man on the couch.
50:54His brows had relaxed.
50:56There was even the faintest trace of a smile.
50:58It was small, but undistakably approving.
51:01That same night, I moved into the Moretti packhouse.
51:05The main house had three floors.
51:07Four-year-old Leo and I stayed on the second floor.
51:10Mateo had the entire third floor to himself.
51:13You do not go to the third floor.
51:15Ever.
51:16That floor belongs to the Alpha alone.
51:18Women have sneaked up there at night before, hoping for more.
51:22It never ended well for them.
51:24I nodded immediately.
51:25Understood.
51:26I won't cross any lines.
51:27I'd only had my mate bond severed that same day.
51:29The last thing on my mind was climbing into anybody's bed.
51:32I just wanted a room with a door that locked.
51:36And Leo was only four, but he already slept alone.
51:39Figures.
51:40A high-born wolf cub.
51:42That definitely made things easier for me.
51:46The next afternoon, when Mateo got back, I was outside the front of the house, feeding Leo.
51:51Well, more specifically, he sat beside the pack's golden repriever.
51:56One bite for the dog, one bite for Leo.
51:59The two of them were taking the whole thing very seriously.
52:02Mateo stopped.
52:05Clara, what exactly do you think you're doing with my air?
52:08His voice was low and sharp enough to make my hand shake.
52:10Before I could explain, Leo beat me to it.
52:13Woof.
52:14Dad, Clara and I are playing pretend.
52:18See?
52:18I ate way more than Duke.
52:21Woof.
52:22Woof.
52:22Woof.
52:22Woof.
52:23Mateo's frown only deepened.
52:25Slowly, he turned to the steward.
52:27Alpha, I know Miss Quinn's methods are a little unusual, but hard to argue with.
52:33We've chased, and he still wouldn't eat.
52:35But this afternoon, he's already had two full bowls.
52:38He swore he was going to out-eat Duke.
52:40Mateo said nothing for two full seconds, who was wolfing down meat, vegetables, and soup.
52:46He let out a resigned breath.
52:49At the very least...
52:50Don't worry.
52:51He hasn't touched Leo's spoon once.
52:56Mateo actually froze for a second.
52:58Without another word, he turned and walked back inside.
53:02Leo ended up eating two and a half bowls.
53:04His stomach was so full, it looked like he'd swallowed a ball.
53:07He kept hiccuping and rubbing his belly.
53:10So I had no choice but to take him and Duke for another half-hour walk through the garden.
53:13Woof, woof, woof.
53:14Leo barked the whole time.
53:15He was laughing so hard he could barely breathe.
53:18What I didn't know was, Mateo was standing at the second floor window, watching us.
53:23He watched Leo bark his way after Duke across the lawn,
53:26and watched that same boy, who usually wouldn't eat, wouldn't talk, wouldn't move,
53:31laugh until his face turned pink.
53:33For the first time in a long while, the hard line of his mouth eased, almost into a smile.
53:37I'll take him toazone two and a halfnels.
53:38Bye.