Page 21 of Bad Situation

“Of course I do.” Jenna heated the plate and set it down in front of Harry.

“You got any more?” Moe asked.

Jenna fixed two more plates from the leftovers and heated them together. She set them on the table in front of Moe and Tyne. They sat with him and waited until they were through eating.

“This is some good food. Thank you," Harry said since she was the first to finish.

Moe and Tyne both agreed. “This is great. Thank you, we were both hungry. Now that we're done eating. I'd like to say that everyone is doing a good job here. Things have improved a great deal. We are extending the area just a bit, and Rita and Ray'll get an extended area as well. Soon, we hope to add some things to our offer list. That will not happen immediately. We also want to welcome the new people to the crew. We are happy to have you. I'm sure you've been given a list of various bonuses you can receive. Our method is to encourage those who do something above and beyond what is expected of them. Hopefully, you will all get an opportunity to get some bonuses. Everyone except Grant needs to get their list and head out. We have some things to discuss with the managers, and hopefully, we'll get to talk to you again before we leave this afternoon," Tyne said.

Everyone hurried, grabbed their lists, and went out together to load their trucks. That was not normally how things were done, but the boss had basically said leave, so they all did.

“We have some things to discuss. Where would you like to go to discuss them?” Moe asked.

“There is a small meeting area in the storage room. Is that okay?" Grant asked.

“Sounds good.” Tyne approved.

They all headed to the small table and managed to fit around it in the chairs that were available. Grant could see that Jenna was nervous and had to admit he was nervous, too.

“Should we get some drinks?” Jenna asked.

“We'll get them after the discussion is over. I think you two may have some idea what this is about. There have been a lot of things going on in the northwest part of the country. The alphas in that area, except for one, were terrible. It got so bad that the council finally saw that action needed to be taken, and they gavepermission for a small group to take that action. The results have been good, but we are not done yet. As two people from that area, you can understand what we have had to do and what remains to be done. Before we get into California, which is going to be a terrible mess, we need to get one last pack straightened out in the area above. George is the last one left in Washington and Oregon, and that needs to be dealt with," Tyne explained.

“You know what we expect you to do, but it is completely your decision. We will not force you to act, but if you take action, you will get all the help we can provide," Moe offered.

“When would you want us to do this?” Grant asked.

“You've just mated. We would give you time to settle in and also time to train your replacements. It is a good thing that we have partially trained people here already. Both Jason and Sylvia can take over with just a little training.” Tyne explained.

That made sense, and he understood where they had been, so he was thrilled to get the extra help quickly. They had gotten lucky because both of those people were very well-trained and capable of taking over quickly.

“When do you want us to start the training?” Jenna asked.

“Tomorrow morning, Grant will work with Jason, and you will work with Sylvia. It will only be for half a day, and the other half of the day, after lunch, they will go back into the field. That way, we will not get too far behind on setting up new orders," Moe explained.

Grant thought that that would be easy. At least, he hoped it would be. Jason and Sylvia were out there, getting a lot of work. They continued to talk, but much of the talk was about George and the pack more than anything else. The pack had suffered greatly, and they needed some relief. Most of the packs in that area had suffered a lot, but George's was the last one that needed to be cleared up. As far as the fight went, Grant’s biggest concernwas cheating. He was a fighter, and George was not. But George was a cheater who had often used that to kill enemies.

Harry explained that she had a spell that would prevent anyone from cheating. He trusted Harry, so he wouldn't worry about that. That moved him on to the next concern, which was the condition of the pack and what he would need to do to straighten it out. He'd had some training when his dad was still alive but was too young to truly understand everything he'd been taught. Even so, Jenna was the biggest problem because she had no training.

“Jenna is very concerned because she's had no training being an alpha bitch. What are we going to do about that?” Grant asked.

“We will bring in someone that is a trained alpha bitch that is no longer doing the job in her own pack. I believe she will be able to train Jenna with no difficulty. Since she is currently not mated and not working, we will pay her to get Jenna where she needs to be," Moe explained.

“Are you for real? Fully trained alpha bitches aren't just hanging around waiting to be called," Grant said.

“You might be surprised. We've had several bad alphas taken out, and the alpha bitches we're glad to be freed. They are willing to help because none of them like George. I'm not sure that anyone who knows him likes him," Moe admitted.

“How do we know that they're really willing to help and not just trying to mess us up?” Grant asked.

“Neither of you are stupid. You'll know if you get bad advice. There will also be other people who can also give you advice," Tyne threw in.

It was almost unbelievable that this had come up. He couldn't deny that he had always fantasized about taking George out. Maybe it was wrong, but this revenge could taste sweet. His grandmother would enjoy it even more than he did. He'd neverknown his mother, but his grandmother had lost a daughter that she had known all her life. She raised her and loved her, then was devastated by her loss. Jenna had also had a loss, and he was sure that Jenna’s grandmother would be happy to get closure when George faced justice. Some might say it wasn't justice, but it was wolf justice.

Tyne went on to discuss some of the pack's financial issues. The pack was in pretty good shape and just needed some good business decisions to bounce right back. The pack members needed the most help because they had been downtrodden and needed to be brought back. They needed an alpha pair that would show them that they cared, build a relationship with the pack, and show each member that they were important.

That didn't sound too bad, but Grant knew that sometimes the way things were presented wasn't always the way things were. There was no way that this would be as easy as they made it sound. Harry was a great witch, and he had faith in her magic, but what if George had somebody with stronger magic? If that happened, he wouldn't have to worry about it because he would be dead. These kinds of battles were almost always to the death. It was a chance he was willing to take, but what happened later worried him more. The fact that the pack had businesses was helpful, and most were running all right.

The emotional support stuff was something he'd never been good at. Jenna had always kept herself apart from the others, so he suspected this wouldn't be an area she would be good at either. Grant sighed deeply and knew this would be a worry until it wasn't. Once Tyne and Moe were gone, he and Jenna would have to talk this out and figure out what the hell they were going to do.

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