Kids From One Alpha” By Selena Lynch Chapter 127

Chapter 127: Santino’s Survival School Part 2

Santino showed Olivia and Oliver how to build a few different kinds of traps, bait them with nuts from

the woods, and wait for some hungry critter to wander into them. It really was amazing how much could

be accomplished with just a knife.

He gave Olivia and Oliver each a chance to catch something. They got a squirrel and a rabbit. “Wow,

we are real hunters now,” Olivia said. “You are,” Serena said. “You’re fast learners.” “We can survive

anything,” Oliver said. Santino showed them how to skin the squirrel and the rabbit, then how to make

a spit for a fire so they could cook. It was just about lunch time when the rabbit and squirrel were ready

to eat. “It tastes funny,” Olivia said, wrinkling her nose. Serena sat down beside them and used her own

knife to cut off a strip of rabbit meat. “That’s because it isn’t seasoned with any salt or anything,” she

explained. “It will keep you strong and healthy out in the woods, though.” “Oliver and I will eat like kings

out in the woods,” Olivia said, tapping her knife against one of the rabbit bones. “Let’s go check the

fishing traps,” Santino suggested. He had showed them how to weave little nets out of grass and they’d

stuck them in the stream to float in the current. Fish would get stuck in them from the current and be

unable to swim against it to get back out. Olivia and Oliver waded into the stream with Santino. They

lifted their nets up to check for fish. Olivia frowned when she looked in her net.

“They are just tiny minnows,” she grumbled. Santino laughed.

“That can happen sometimes,” he said. “Still, it is important for you to know how to catch fish when

there is water nearby.” “What if we can’t catch anything?” Oliver asked, his eyes wide and terrified.

Santino chuckled.

“There are all kinds of things you can eat in the woods,” Santino said. “Let’s go for a little walk,” Serena

offered, motioning to a thicket with bushes down the stream. “You don’t want to eat any berries or

mushrooms that you find in the woods,“ Santino said. “Some of them can make you really, really sick.”

“How do we know what to eat?” Olivia asked. “I’ll show vou several berries and mushrooms that are

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spot,” Santino said. “Don’t eat any that I don’t show you, okay?” “Okay,” the twins said. “Olivia, Oliver,”

Serena said. “This is serious. Look at me and tell me you won’t eat anything that Uncle Santino doesn’t

show you. It could make you really sick.” “I promise,” Olivia said. “Me too,” Oliver said with a head nod.

Serena nodded back. “Good, let’s get back to the lesson,” she said. Santino showed the twins three

different mushrooms and four different berries they could safely eat. He also showed them a type of nut

that was safe to eat too. “What about acorns?” Olivia asked, picking a few up off the ground and

throwing them into the stream. “Right now, don’t eat them,” Santino said. “They have to be cooked a

special way before you can eat them. That is a lesson for another day.” With their bellies full of all the

different foods they’d explored that day, Santino and Serena led the twins back to where they had

started at the stream. The sun was moving towards the western horizon, but they still had a few hours

before dark.

“Now, you know how to make fire for warmth and cooking,” Santino said. “You know what water to

drink, how to hunt and catch fish, and what berries, mushrooms, and nuts to eat. You know how to be

safe with your knives and safely put out a fire. What else do you think you’ll need to know?” “I don’t

know,” Olivia said. Oliver shrugged. “What do you have at home?” Serena asked. “Food, warmth,

water…” “Clothes?” Olivia asked. “A roof,” Oliver said. Serena smiled at both her kids. “Good guesses,

both of you,” Santino said. “One of the most important parts of survival is making yourself a shelter. You

won’t always need one, but it protects against rain, snow, cold, wind, and insects.” “Oh,” Olivia and

Oliver said together. “There are lots of different shelters you can make out in the woods. We’ll start with

some easy ones,” Santino said.

The rest of the afternoon, he showed them how to make shelters be laying down leaves and pine for

the ‘floor’ of the shelter and then leaning sticks up against a log or around a tree. Then he showed

them how to pile leaves, moss, and pine branches on the outside for insulation and better cover. The

twins were very proud of their shelters. Olivia and Oliver crawled into their little lean to’s, laughing and

playing with each other. “You’re good at this,” Serena said when Santino came over to her. He wanted

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of work and learning. “I was always better at the survival part than you,” he said. Serena chuckled and

shook her head.

“I mean with the kids,” she said, “You ever think about it? You are going to be Alpha You’ll need a Luna

and an heir.”

Santino sighed and shook his head.

“That is not something in need to think about right now,” he assured. “I love your kids, but I love being

able to give them back to you at the end of the day.” Serena giggled. “Alright, well you can have them

any time you want,” she said. “I think that is enough for today;” Santino said. He went and knocked

gently on the kids’ shelters. Olivia and Oliver crawled out, sticks and moss stuck in their hair. “Are you

two ready to go home?” Santino asked. “I want to go camping now,” Olivia said. “We can do everything

ourselves.” “Can we go camping, Mom?” Oliver asked. Serena went over to the kids and pulled some

of the dirt and sticks out of their hair. “We will plan a camping trip together, with a tent and real

supplies,” she said. “Awe,” Olivia said, looking down. “Come on, let’s get you two home and cleaned

up,” she said. Oliver, Olivia, Santino, and Serena headed back home. Santino hung out in the

living room with Serena gave the twins a quick bath and changed them into something more

comfortable. “Did you have fun today?” she asked, running a comb through Olivia’s hair. “Yea, I want to

go in the woods and survive again,” she said. “When can we go camping?” Oliver asked. As much as

Serena loved her brother for teaching the kids about survival, she felt like they’d never stop pestering

her about going camping now. “Don’t you want to wait until we can get your father to go along too?”

Serena asked. “We could go camping as a whole family.” “Yeah, I want to do that,” Oliver agreed.

Serena ran the comb through Oliver’s hair too, just to make sure all the sticks and moss came out.

They all rejoined Santino in the living room. Dana was in the kitchen making dinner for everyone.

Serena took a seat on the couch beside her brother while the twins got into some of their toys. “Thank

you for today, Santino,” Serena said.

Chapter 127 Santino’s Survival School Part 2 “It was fun, but Serena, you’ve got to stop wearing your

anxiety on your sleeve,” her brother teased her. Serena raised an eyebrow at him. “What are you

talking about?” she asked. “You, dear sister. I always know when something is bothering you. So, tell

me what it is and I’ll make it better,” Santino said. Serena sighed, shaking her head. “I don’t think you

can, not this time,” she admitted. “It is just my own fears talking, nothing else.” “What’s going on with

those fears?” Santino pressed. Serena shrugged. “Logan and I have been seeing each other. With that

comes certain expectations, should our relationship go to where I think we both want it to go,” she

explained. “Ahh, you being Luna,“ Santino said with a nod. Serena raised an eyebrow at him. “Mom

said you called.” Serena rolled her eyes. Of course, her mother had blabbed! Serena couldn’t be made,

though. It wasn’t like it was some big secret that she’d become Luna if her relationship with Logan

lasted. “Yup, that would be the one,” Serena said with a sigh. She sank into the couch, wishing it would

swallow her up. “A little ironic isn’t it?” Santino asked, “You worked so hard to make a name for

yourself, a career for yourself outside of your family’s legacy. Now, your fated mate is an Alpha.”

“Yea, ironic,” Serena said with another eye roll. “You’re supposed to be comforting me.” Santino

chuckled. “I can’t say anything you don’t already know,” he admitted. “You just need to figure out what it

is that you really want. I mean really want. Not what you wanted six years ago, but what you want now.”

“Thanks for the pep talk,” Serena teased. Santino wasn’t wrong, though, she had to figure out what it

was she wanted now that she’d grown into herself more.