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.

it appears to be your turn,” I say to him, pointing

desire for this man and watch as a smile spreads across his face as

against my ear as he passes

You look like you let Arric roll around in wood chips,” I say, beginning to assess

my teasing as I carefully run my fingers through

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had no idea that the thought of Arric rolling around in woodlps could make you smell this delicious, he

know that you don’t have any serious injuries,” I say to him, knowing

Arric

him 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

lot of omegas and some warriors that we brought back with us,” he says. “Haynes and Laney are getting them set up in the

for them?” I

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

choice?” I ask

the idea of pups especially being vulnerable out in the wild.

you can do, my mate. You didn’t kill them. You offered them a pack, a

mates,” he interrupts me.

I hate death, but that’s the price

he says and

I’m right. I was appalled when I’d heard that this is where he spent

“That’s correct.”

him again, he’s watching me. “Did you kill

I’m going to let the pack have him,” he says, watching me closely.

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

and let it happen. He’s right. Dr. Stephens

out and he’ll have the choice to stand by as they

enough to get away,” I say.

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sometimes