The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 125

Kennedy

I spend some more time looking through the pup play area, not finding anything, so I head back imide. Before dinner, 1 yo upstairs to change into easily removed clothes so that I’m ready for our run after dinner,

As I’m changing, I realize that I never opened the other gifts from my birthday. I begin pulling them out of the closet and putting them on the bed. I’m not even sure I want them. They’re all from the other Alphas who were invited to my party.

I open the first one and find some lacy, barely–there lingerie. What the

I quickly shove it back in its box and open the next one. This one is a nude sheer one–piece outfit that has a thong for the bottoms. Uh, no!

I shove that one back in the box too and open a third. This one is a black version of basically the same thing, Lingerie.

I decide that I don’t want to open any more of them and I shove them all back into the corner of the closet. What in the world were those Alphas thinking??

“They were thinking they wanted to peel those clothes off their potential mate, Echo says.

‘Can you imagine what it would have been like to open those gifts in front of my family and friends? I ask, mortified.

I reach up and wrap my hand around the pendant that Quirin gave me. I haven’t taken it off since he put it on me. I look back at the boxes of lingerie. My mate, for all of his faults, knows me better than any of those other Alphas did. Unlike the other gifts, Quirin’s gift was thoughtful, and it was about me. Okay, maybe it was a bit possessive making the necklace into Raif’s image, but he knew that diamonds were my birthstone, and he made the eyes from my birthstone.

‘His gifts have always been thoughtful. That’s why we still have them all,’ she says.

That reminds me that I never put that picture of him from my birthday up on my nightstand. I get it out and put it up, smiling at his very unhappy face. My mate hates having his picture taken, but he did it for me, because it was my birthday. I remember his unhappiness from that day. It was my fourteenth birthday.

“Please Quirin, will you be in the picture? It’ll be my birthday present,” I had asked.

“I already got you a birthday present, Little Pup,” he said.

“You can take it back and save it for next year. Pleeeeease!”

He had rolled his eyes, then come to stand in the picture. Because he did, very few other people were in the picture with me. Connor was, obviously, and so was Henry, and just a few other daring individuals, like Yorick and Wendy. Quirin’s face was a mask of irritation, but I didn’t care. I’ve always loved this picture.

I set it on my nightstand and smile. I wonder if he’ll remember this. It was four years ago.

‘Kennedy, where are you?‘ Quirin’s voice floats into my mind.

I look at the clock and realize it’s dinner time.

‘On my way,‘ I say to him.

I pass. The omegas are all very friendly to me. The warriors range from lukewarm to practically hostile, especially Slater and his friends.

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Quirin says softly when I walk up.

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that warrior yesterday and not having any kind of intimacy with

doesn’t pull away, but he doesn’t pull me to him like I’ve seen my father do to my mother hundreds of times

down, I can tell he’s

on Saturday for your brother’s Alpha ceremony. I figured that you’d want to spend some time with your family and I’m guessing that they’ll want

you. And I’m sure they know that I’m alive and well,” I say, rolling my

party is over and I

that he has for my father, so staying in my family’s pack will already be a hardship for him. But he also hates parties. I’ve watched him for years putting up with them for as long as he can manage, doing his duty,

sure you want to stay the night?” I ask

you?” he

yes. I would love to

we’ll stay,” he

you. I know that will be tough for you,” I

manage,” he says. “And I’m guessing that you’ll want

warriors around us suddenly go quiet.

I say, uneasily.

talk to your parents and brother while we’re there,” he says,

go outside and walk off dinner before we go for a run,” I say, wanting some privacy to discuss

“Anyone running patrols tonight?” he asks loudly.

they’re in for dinner then going

equivalent of a grin as he takes

others start asking if Echo

he asks as we

you really just make a joke?” I ask

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was serious. They need to get faster. Raif does too. But for us, this is more about you gaining stamina. I want to see Echo run for two hours and try to

Echo says and

Never doubt that. It’s just a matter of how long it takes him,”

my family coming for

“What about it?”

of warriors here who blame my father for the deaths of their Alphas, mates,