Jake Audet
Silence fills the kitchen. But there's a comfort in the stillness. One that only early morning
food preparations can instill. Jake's inner wolf breathes in the surrounding smells: raw meat,
potent cheeses, whole grains, and natural sugars invade his senses.
There's something primal about working with one's hands to create succulent, delectable
dishes. In the kitchen, he's the master of his domain, and it's the one place he can completely lose
himself. It has been this way ever since Jenny Cleaves left Kensington Cove, taking a part of his
soul and heart with her.
The day she packed up and drove off to attend college outside of Texas, the news hit him
hard. It had taken him months to pull himself out of the destructive anger, denial, and self-
loathing pity-pit he'd fallen into.
Paring the last strawberry in the container, he sighs, saunters to the refrigeration cooler,