Chapter 239: Dinner with Alpha Jack (Tyler's POV)

(Tyler's POV)

The aroma of grilled meat and roasted vegetables filled the air as we sat around Alpha Jack's rustic dining table. My stomach growled, reminding me just how long it had been since we'd eaten a proper meal.

The exhaustion from hours awake and the stress of trying to track down Kate weighed me down, but the smell of food seemed to give me a spike of energy.

Takoda grabbed extra plates and cutlery from the kitchen, setting them in front of Ryder and I before heading back to the kitchen and returning with a large roasting dish between two oven mitts.

Alpha Jack gave him a nod and I wondered where the Luna might be, but it felt wrong to ask.

"Go ahead," Jack smiled, gesturing to the food on the table as Takoda took his place.

"Thank you," Ryder and I said gratefully. helping ourselves to the delicious-looking roast with vegetables.

As we ate, Takoda leaned forward, his dark eyes curious. "So, what's your plan?" he asked, looking between Ryder and me. "How are you going to get