The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 4

Yara

I’m not sure if Alpha Warren brought me here because he recognized me as his mate and he didn’t have the strength to reject me in the woods, or if he knew that his pack doctor was well past his retirement years. Either way, I’m here and since 1 am, I’ll help this Alpha. This is the reason I chose medicine. He doesn’t have to lose his leg. It will take a lot of effort on my part, but I’m excited to finally get to work on a werewolf, an Alphia no less.

“I’m assuming you want to do this now, Alpha?” Task him.

“Yes, the sooner the better.”

“Okay.” I give him the list of items that I’ll need to get his bones put back together properly. “Oh, and we’ll need to sedate you.” I say, looking around the room to see how they have their hospital rooms set up. “Is this where…”

“No,” Alpha Warren says. I turn to look at him.

“No?”

“No sedation”

“Okay then, a nerve block, I’ll just need…

“No“he says again.

“Alpha, please, I’m going to have to wash the area, scrub it clean, I’m going to cut your leg open, pin your skin and muscle. back so that I can get to the bones and then slowly put them back where they belong. The pain will be excruciating. You need the nerve block.”

“No,” he says again, holding my gaze. I finally look away, mumbling about stupid, stubborn Alphas.

When I turn back, he’s watching me with a raised eyebrow as if he heard me. I wasn’t that loud, was I? Crap, I’ve been hanging around humans who can’t hear anything for too long. How much can he hear of my mumbling.

The irritable Dr. Stevens comes in, throwing the things I asked for on the table. I jump when I hear a warning growl, looking up to see Alpha Warren glaring at him.

“Will there be anything else, doctor?” Dr. Stevens asks. He somehow makes my title, which is the same as his, sound like a dirty word.

“No, thank you, doctor. I’ll take it from here.”

I go to the sink and begin scrubbing my hands. I’m nervous for a lot of reasons. First, I’m in an unknown pack with an Alpha who is my mate. I have no idea what to expect from him, or really why I’m here. And almost worse than that, he wants me to operate on him while he’s awake! What the hell kind of crazy Alpha is he?

“You’re thinking so hard that there’s steam coming out of your ears, Yara. What are so worried about?” he asks me.

I turn and look at him over my shoulder. How does he even know I’m worried? Why is he paying so much attention to me? Is this the mate bond? I’ve only had exposure to two Alphas in my life, Alpha Solomon and Alpha Simon. Alpha Solomon is a good Alpha, but he was never this in tune with what I was doing or thinking. And Simona shiver of revulsion rolls through me. He was in tune for a whole other reason. The man gave me the creeps.

When I finish scrubbing my hands, I turn back to Alpha Warren. I see he’s waiting for a response to his question. “This is going to be very painful. Can I at least give you a local anesthetic?

“No. I need to be alert so I can protect my pack,” he says.

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one leg, Alpha,” I snap,

and you said you could save

worried about you inching or yanking your leg away while

very high tolerance

body. The man has

strong is your wolf right now?” I ask, getting his leg prepped to

and my eyes snap up

if he knows the effect his wolf

clear it. I need to focus my attention and NOT on Warren’s

bones in place, one at a time, how long

strong, powerful Alpha wolf.” The way he says it isn’t bragging, but more

chosen mate.

the deep tenor of his voice. It feels like his voice is caressing the nerves in my body, making them all light

the intense, jade green eyes of Alpha Warren. “Are

corrects.

“Are you ready, Warren?”

“Yes, Yara.”

my teeth, hating that I know this is going to hurt him, but if he won’t let me at

wet cloth over the bloody area, careful that I don’t tug on the bones that are. still jutting out. His body is covered with caked blood, guts, and bits of bone, just like I thought it would be. Under the teakwood

to me,” he says

to talk about?” I ask, not looking up as I begin to scrub the blood from

know what you are to me?” he asks, although it’s more of a statement than a question.

into knots.

it could impact your healing.” I don’t know why the thought of this man rejecting me feels so painful. I don’t even know him. I have no intention of becoming his mate and returning to the packs, at

says I’m going to reject you?” he asks, sounding offended. Now I do look up

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I’m a

are, is my

I say going back

compassionate, you’re brave,

parts I get. That could easily be discerned from me being a doctor and helping him,

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get the scalpel. I lift it up, showing him that I’m

where a lone wolf could run, if she wanted to.

being with other wolves. Me, I’d be fine living alone the rest of my life, but my

and I glance up at him, watching him take deep breaths to control