The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 31

Yara

It makes me nervous that another pack is hunting for me. I mean, I know that I’m healing Warren’s pack, but it’s not that hard. They really just needed to rest enough to let their wolves heal and of course, they needed to not have Dr. Stevens making it harder for them to heal.

Could he be working with them? Could he have intentionally been weakening Warren’s pack? But for what purpose? It had to be personal gain. There’s no other reason to betray your own pack…unless he has a personal vendetta against Warren.

“Who are we talking about?” Warren asks me as I check over the Beta.

“Hmmm?” I ask him.

“Who would be working with ‘them‘, intentionally weakening my pack for personal gain or a personal vendetta?” he asks me and I look up, seeing everyone in the room watching me. I must have been mumbling out loud again. I’ve really got to stop that.

doing to keep you all strong. I mean, all I’m doing really is helping your wolves to heal and forcing you to get some rest so you’re stronger and your wolves are stronger. I’m not some miracle worker. It’s just common sense.”

“Oh, Dr. Stevens. Your pack would have been much stronger if he’d have done what he should have!

“I’m pretty sure all of us would disagree with you about being a miracle worker, Luna,” one of the warriors says. I see Warren’s eyes go unfocused while they talk to me.

“Truly, other than Beta Charlie and maybe finding Haynes‘ infection, I haven’t done much.”

“Luna, I don’t even have a scar from where

you

stitched me

up

the other day.”

“Well, that’s just practice,” I say, turning back to the Beta when Warren snarls, startling me.

“Warren!”

I scold. I can’t have him doing that in my surgery rooms.

“Sorry, Yara,” he growls. “Dr. Stevens seems to be missing. No one has seen him since yesterday.”

“So, he’s run now that he can’t hurt your pack anymore. Was it a personal vendetta, Warren?” I ask, finishing my stitches.

“I don’t know what personal vendetta he’d be holding

“He wanted to be your Beta, Alpha, remember?”

on to,” Warren says.

One of the warriors says to him.

“That was twelve years ago and he wasn’t Beta material. He might have been a good doctor, which I think he was at the time, but being a good doctor doesn’t make you a good Beta. They’re completely different skill sets,” Warren says.

“I agree. I’d make a terrible Beta,” I say, looking at the warriors. “You can shackle him now. It will keep him from healing, Warren, but then I can remove the sedation from him and let him wake up,” I say.

He nods and the warriors put on gloves before putting silver handcuffs and shackles on the Beta to keep him on the bed. “Anna, make sure you or any of the other nurses who come in here are careful. If he

you, he

won’t need them. Once he tells us what we want to know, we’ll get him out of here,” Warren says, distractedly. “Do you really think all of this is about not

time to think about it, but being a ranked member is something most wolves dream about when they’re young,”

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died in battle, I’ve dreamt of being a doctor, hoping that I could save another

we’d leave our pups and our mates without anyone. It’s part of why your dream is

arms again. “Are

need to

“Charlie’s on his way back. I’m going to have him stay with you while I go get washed

up. I still don’t even know his name. I guess it doesn’t matter since I’ll probably never

next, Luna. I did what I could, but I’m not

me, looking it over

bruises on your neck, Luna?” Savannah

I am and didn’t like working on him, I

at the others,

he

this guy

how much do you want me to do to save him?”

“I’d like to interview

see what I can do,” I

bleeding while I begin to stitch this guy up. He’s bleeding out

working on the third

that Charlie has replaced Warren while I was busy. I look him

“Gregor?”

he purrs

“Don’t let Arric hear you do that. Are you still at

“Yes, Luna,” he says.

some gloves on and

I

need more fingers.”

the other warriors in the room take a not–so–subtle step backwards, as if I might try to get them to help me too. For warriors who don’t mind shredding someone to

get over here, Beta,” I

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and closes, but he doesn’t say anything and he

GET OVER HERE!” He jumps at the command, but moves into action, putting on the

take his pointer finger and move it to where I

your hand,” I tell him and he does. “Okay, see how the

“Yes.”

to watch that artery and make sure no blood seeps out. If it does, move your finger until it stops again. Giv me your right hand,” I say and I do the same with that

stitching him up. I watch as his blood pressure stabilizes, even if i is

where I need to see better until Anna is able to help me. Savannah had to the biggest

done, I stand, stretching and cracking my neck and back