The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 119

Chapter 119

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I watch my mate leave the dining hall and packhouse, still holding the food in my hand. I’d noticed that she was unusually quiet, that my apology hadn’t had the desired effect on her. I’d hoped that maybe joining in with the pack would bring her out a bit, but it seems to have had the opposite effect. It hasn’t even been a week and already my darkness is invading her light.

I look at her plate and realize that she didn’t eat. Again. She hasn’t eaten all day and now she’s out burning off energy. Angry, upset energy if I’m understanding the feelings I’m getting from her. When I’d opened the link through our bond this morning, she’d shut me out and she hasn’t reopened that link. Now, all I have is my Alpha link to her. It’s not as strong as the link through our mate bond but I don’t like being shut off from her.

I open my link to the patrols, wondering where she’s going.

“Alpha, is our Luna okay?” one of the omegas asks, coming over and looking at her plate still full of food.

“Can you keep that warm for her. If she’s not back when I’m done, I’ll take it upstairs with me.”

“Yes, Alpha,” she says, and takes Kennedy’s plate.

‘Geez! Who was that?‘ I hear a patrol say. I tune in, wondering who they are talking about.

‘Shit, is that our Luna?‘ I hear another say.

‘Fuck, she’s fast!‘ another one says. I push into their minds and see my mate running full out, pulling away from my patrols who have increased their speed to try and keep up with her.

I feel pride in my mate. She may not be a fighter, but she’s an Alpha and she’s fast. I wonder if I can tap into that. I’d seen it briefly when she’d sparred with Cameron this morning, ducking under his jabs. She needs to learn how to defend herself, at least long enough to give herself the chance to get away, because once she’s running, I’m not sure anyone could catch her.

‘We need to work on her stamina, too,’ Raif says, also worried about our mate’s response to us. ‘Do you think she’s feeling this way because…because I lost control last night? Do you think she’s angry with me?‘ he asks.

‘I think she’s angry at both of us, Raif. I’m just not exactly sure what she’s angry about. We both lost control and not just when we were mating with her. I lost my temper this morning and I did it in front of the warriors.‘

‘We need to fix this. It’s only been a couple of days. We can’t destroy her beautiful light,‘ he says, whining in my head.

“Alpha?” Kier says. I turn and look at him, seeing that everyone at the table is watching me closely. I shake my head. I’m not saying anything. It’s none of their damn business. Kier turns and gets the conversation going again, but I can still feel my warriors watching me.

again. “Christy, can you keep my food warm as well. I’m

thing, Alpha. She’s really great,” she says, picking up my plate. I turn and

what do

smiles. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen my omegas smile. Have they?

couple of hours with us this morning going over the schedules and food ordering.

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start using it,” she says.

say, just as I hear my

she lapping

already run

level of energy and frustration emanating from my mate, I’d

whines in my head again, wanting

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If she wants space from us, we need to give it to her.

and as much as I can with Kennedy. When I feel her wear herself out a little over an hour later, I go get the food that I had the omegas keep warm and I take it to our room. I stay focused

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me ache. If she doesn’t come soon, I’m going to go get her. I don’t know how to make her happy, but I do know

a bit, feeling something tight inside me relax. I set up a table with our food so it’s ready when she returns and

on the stairwell and then she opens the door to our bedroom. She stops when she sees me, her eyes going to the food and back up to me.

“What’s this?”

of energy and even if

the door. “I need to

carefully. I have no idea how she’s going to react. This

past me and just as she reaches the door to the bathroom,

you call me a little

“I’ve always called

not a

name for you for so long, that it’s just what I

sure you do know that I’m no longer a pup, Quirin. I’m really not sure that you do,” she says, turning and walking into the bathroom. I stare after her, listening to the sound of

her words. I don’t think of her as a pup. I think of her as my mate. The feelings that I have for her are much too intense, too possessive for me to consider her a pup. She’s my mate. Mine. I wouldn’t feel that way if she were still a pup I never felt this way about her when she was a

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