The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 14

Warren

While I had hoped that my invitation to come get her towel, and therefore me, would have worked, I didn’t expect it to. My mate isn’t the type of woman to jump on an Alpha just because she can. Actually, she’s pretty much the opposite, more likely to run from me because I’m an Alpha. And while I wouldn’t say do if she did offer herself to me, I’m kind of thankful that she isn’t. T exhausted and when I say we’re going to sleep when we get back, I truly mean it.

1 watch her eyes go wide when I say we’ll be sleeping in here, but I meant what I said about her sharing my bed. Besides wanting my mate, I also know that having her close will help me to heal and I need to heal fast.

1 grab the crutch with one hand and Yara’s hand with the other, before leading her back down the stairs. When we get to the dining hall, the room goes silent again. I can feel Yara getting nervous, the palm of her hand against mine gets sweaty. She doesn’t like being the center of so much attention.

I know we just ate, but I’m going to get some more food. Charlie didn’t bring enough to fill me up, which is good. I need to spend a little time with the pack and see how they are feeling about me and things in general. One important thing that I have to always do is keep my finger on the pulse of the pack. If they start to turn against me, worried that I’m not strong enough to lead them, I have to nip it in the bud quickly. It doesn’t happen often, mostly when I’m injured, like I am now.

I’ve just turned to go get food, when Yara’s nose goes up in the air. I watch as the skittish woman of a moment ago transforms in front of my eyes to the exceedingly confident and sexy woman from the hospital

“Yara?” I ask, as she begins to move through the pack members, till sniffing the air. If I didn’t already recognize this as her doctor mode, I’d be worried that she was sniffing someone that smelled good to her. Since she’s my mate, it shouldn’t happen, but she’s not wearing my mark so I’m uncomfortable having her around so many unmarked males.

I watch her as she approaches one of my warriors. I follow her, wondering what she’s doing, what she’s smelling. She leans over him, sniffing him, and he pulls away from her, looking at her like she’s crazy.

“What are you doing?” he asks her grully.

Without answering, she reaches out to put her hand on his face, but he slaps her hand away y and that’s all it takes for me to

be in his face.

“Haynes, you lay a fucking hand on my mate again, and it will be the last thing you do,” I tell him. One of the other warriors, gets up as if to support Haynes, and I swing the crutch around jamming it into his throat and pressing him against the wall.

“Don’t fuck with me,” I snarl, staring the two of them down. “Ya, what is this about?”

“Haynes, is it?” she asks as Charlie moves into a position to fight if my warriors turn on me.

not taking his eyes off

“Where’s your infection. Haynes?”

As quick as a viper, I

at our pack hospital? Do you have wax in your ears, Haynes?” I snarl, getting his face. However, I realize that his body temperature is too hot. Yara’s right, he’s got an infection and now that I’ve

softly, putting her hand on my arm and calming me

“Answer her question, Haynes.”

Do my warriors really think they need to fight

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Chapter 14

of his neck but growl a warning to him to

right?” she asks him. “May

have a

fucking don’t,” I

and Yara pushes his shirt up to his

his arm that he’s

this been infected!” Yara asks,

“Awhile,” he grumbles.

had it cleaned? Been to

sneers at her, “but

about to snarl at him again, but Yara snaps

“That infection, if not treated, will kill you. You aren’t any good

to help your pack, stay alive. The only way to do that is by staying healthy. Waiting until you get this bad, means I’m pulling you aff active duty until the infection is gone,” she says turning back to Haynes, putting her

“You can’t.” Haynes exclaims.

that comment,” I say. This time I keep my cool. He’s sick. I’m sure his fever and probably his fear of not healing is impacting his interactions with Yara.

in the morning,”

tells him. “I’ll be there shortly and