The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

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Chapter 126

Chapter 126

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I may have had a hidden reason for running Echo into the ground tonight. After trying to maintain control over myself with Kennedy walking out of our closet naked, then telling me she waned up for me last night, I’m not sure I have enough restraint to hold on if she did it again.

Thankfully, my plan worked and Raif was right. After an hour, she began to slow and after another thirty minutes, she was struggling to keep ahead of us.

‘We can practice that a few times a week. As an Alpha wolf, Echo will get stronger quickly,’ Raif says as we carry her into the back of the packhouse.

Kier comes striding up, looking at her. “Is our Luna okay?”

“Yeah, we wore her out working on her stamina,” I tell him.

“You know, there are better ways to work on her stamina,” he says, grinning at me.

I grunt and push past him.

I carry her upstairs and start a bath. I know she’s out, but she worked hard tonight and her muscles will be sore tomorrow. I turn the water on as hot as I think she can take it then put Epsom salts into the tub. Then I pull my shorts off and carefully pull my shirt over her head before turning off the water and sliding into the tub.

Her sweet citrus and mint scent blends into the menthol scent of the Epson salts. I lean back, laying her in front of me and letting her head fall back on my shoulder. I look down and see her beautiful body. That, combined with her sweet scent has me rock hard. Something I’m becoming very accustomed to. No amount of cold showers or jacking off seems to help. My body only wants my mate.

I bathe her, gritting my teeth as I rub the washcloth over her body. Then I close my eyes and lean back, letting the Epsom salt work on her muscles until the water gets cold. When it does, pull her back into my arms and stand. I dry her off, then pull one of my clean shirts over her head before putting her to bed. I take a moment to brush the hair out of her face.

Raif says softly.

taking their pups to see her, although, I’m still interested to know what today was all about,‘ I say.

me when I see her on her fourteenth birthday sandwiched between her brother and Henry. Is she harboring a secret crush on him? He can’t have her. She’s mine. She’s wearing my

over the picture of her. Even then, her light shone brighter than everyone around her. She should have been mated to Henry. He’d have been a better mate to her than I can be I’m trying but I know I’m screwing some things up. With Henry, I have no doubt that it would have been effortless. The two of them

light of a woman should be mine. I set the picture back on the nightstand. I hope the Moon Goddess knows what she’s doing, because if my mate is harboring some inner love for Henry, brother

bed as I pull Kennedy to me,

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it in front of me, tried to make me jealous, it didnt work. Those women were a release; an hour, a night, but nothing more. None of

even in sleep, my dreams don’t let me rest. I watch Henry, holding Kenndy is his arms, telling her that he loves her. Kennedy, her stomach large with Henry’s pup smiling up at him. Kennedy laughing with a pup that looks like Henry, not me.

finally wake up, I’m full of anxious energy, frustrated and angry that she’s put that picture out in the open as if she’s flaunting her feelings for him in front

one for my warriors. But before I leave, I have to know. I have to know if she’s really in love with him. I don’t know what I’ll do if

wake up.”

she mumbles

I need to ask you

body so she’s on her back looking up at

What is that?” she asks, sniffing

sore today after all that running

not sore at

the darkness that was my life

do you have a picture of Henry

She frowns. “What?”

“It’s of

“It’s not of Henry. It’s of you. It’s the only picture I have of you. I had to beg you to be in that picture. I wanted it to just be you and me, but I knew you’d never agree to that. And I was right, you never did, no matter how many birthdays I asked you to. But that one, I finally got you to get in a picture,” she says, looking at me. The

of Henry on my nightstand? He’s not my

feeling like I can breathe again

We should have a picture of just the two of us, one that can replace this one. Maybe we can get one taken this weekend?

you’re finally willing to have a