“SHE has been there for an hour, Jane.” The woman glanced at Basil when she heard that. She has been hiding in the kitchen ever since she saw Monette enter the diner. She was not supposed to make chicken cordon blue but she has to do something so that she will have a reason to stay in the kitchen. It has been over a week since she told the woman to give her space. Her girlfriend seemed to understand what she was going through that Monette respected her request. Aside from the morning and evening greetings, she got no other messages from the female alpha. Jane missed the woman’s presence. The calls and messages meant a lot to her. It brightened her day. However, the knowledge that the woman was part of the pack where her parents belonged made a difference. Knowing that her girlfrie