The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 96

Yara

The flow of warriors coming into the hospital finally starts to slow down. When we get one warrior with a spike through his foot, he tells us that they’ve breached the packhouse and the battle is winding down. I’ve periodically felt Warren’s emotions, his pain, but nothing that my mate and his wolf can’t handle.

Now that it’s settling down, the fatigue of the day and night is starting to set in. But I know I won’t be able to sleep until my mate is home and I’ve checked him over.

I’m still working with the warrior who got the spike through his foot, holding his bones in place while his wolf starts the healing process when I hear a commotion out in the front.

“They’re back, Luna,” Savannah says, coming into the room.

“Go, Noelle. Go check on Charlie. I’ll be out as soon as I’m done here,” I tell her. She and Savannah rush out of the room.

“You should go too, Luna, the warrior says.

“I will, once the bones in your foot are back in place,” I tell him, putting another one together and holding it while his wolf begins healing. Because this warrior isn’t an Alpha, his healing is slower than Warren’s. I push down my need to go see my mate, feeling him reaching out as he crosses our borders.

‘I’ll wait for you to finish,’ he says in the mind link, and I relax a bit. I didn’t realize I didn’t want anyone else treating my

mate. I want to look him over and treat him myself. He’s MY mate. Mine to treat, mine to tect, mine to love. He sounds

exhausted and I know once we’re done here, we’ll both need a shower and then some sleep.

When I finally finish setting the bones and stitching the warrior’s foot, I tell him he can shower in the hospital shower but he has to keep his foot dry and he has to stay a night in the hospital. He starts to grumble but when I give him a look, he stops.

“Yes, Luna.”

“Good man. Katie will be on duty since the rest of us have been working non–stop. Give her any problems and you’ll answer to me.”

“I won’t cause any problems, Luna.”

I nod and head out of the room. The noise level in the waiting room is much louder than usual, but the energy is much more positive. I step into the room, looking around at pack members who are helping their mates by pulling splinters out of their bodies, talking and caressing each other, happy to be back together.

I search the room, finding Warren leaning against the wall, watching me intently. There’s a hunger in his eyes and I re- evaluate our plans before we go to bed.

to be your turn,” I say to him,

tall and strong and confident. I feel my insides clench with desire for this man

your mind?” he purrs against my ear as he passes me and turns to sit

his body. You look like you let Arric roll around in wood chips,” I say, beginning to assess which of the splinters that he has are the worst. I can’t help my own little

I carefully run my fingers through his hair, finding some splinters stuck in

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could make you smell this delicious, he

don’t have any serious injuries,” I say to him, knowing that he wouldn’t be so amorous if he

this incredible mate who has made me and my pack stronger. Arric is easily able to heal me because my mate is

and the hunger in his eyes from before is even more intense. Because I know we’re going to be here a while longer and I need him to focus on something other than me so I can treat him

omegas and some warriors that we brought back with us,” he says. “Haynes and Laney are getting them

room for

for tonight, they can sleep in sleeping bags or on cots. Tomorrow, Harold and I are going to talk to them about their choices. A couple of warriors chose to go rogue, taking their small children with them,” he says, and his voice

choice?” I ask

of pups

didn’t kill them. You offered them

their mates,” he interrupts

know that I hate death, but that’s the price of war. You lose people that you love. Speaking

says and this time, there’s a

safe room,” I say, knowing I’m right. I was appalled when I’d heard that this is where he spent his time during previous battles.

“That’s correct.”

look at him again, he’s watching me. “Did

Not yet. I’m going to let the pack have him,” he

step back and frown. “What

pack members die, Yara. He’s worse than Brady, Thomas, or Quinton. I’d put him up there with Simon, because he betrayed his own pack. He let friends and family members die when he could have saved them. And

I won’t like it. But I can also tell through the bond, that he feels very strongly about this. So, whatever he’s decided to do with him, I’ll have to turn away and let it happen. He’s right. Dr. Stephens did betray his pack. I wasn’t part of the pack back then, but I am now, and I don’t see how he could have done what he did. I love this pack with all of my heart. I could

to stand by as they tear him apart or run and hope that he can

not strong enough to get away,” I

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