The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 187

Quirin

I come awake feeling disoriented. Something is wrong, or… not wrong, just off? Unexpected? What the fuck? I’m never this disoriented. And why is my bed so fucking hard? And where is my mate? I can smell her. She’s nearby.

I force my eyes to open and immediately wince as the light above me shines in my eyes. Why is there a light above me? Where the fuck am I?

“There he is.” I hear Luna Yara say and a moment later she’s beside me. I know this positioning, I’m in a hospital. Am i still recovering from the bear attack? No, that can’t be right. I didn’t just dream my life, did 1?

“Where’s Kennedy?” I ask, more harshly than is necessary.

“Bathroom. She’ll be right back. How are you feeling?” she asks me.

I feel fine, just disoriented.

“Why am I in the hospital?” I ask, realizing that I don’t feel like I have any injuries, and I’m completely dressed except for my shoes.

“What do you remember, Quirin?” she asks me in her gentle way.

“Hey,” I hear my mate’s sweet voice. In a quick motion, I’m up and turning to the sound of her voice. I get off the bed and look her over quickly before pulling her into my arms.

“What’s wrong? Why are we here? Why am I in a hospital bed? I’m not injured.”

She takes my face in her hands and holds my gaze. “Breathe for me, Quirin.”

I keep my arms around her waist and take a deep breath of her citrus and mint scent, letting it calm the turmoil inside me. What is wrong with me?

“You passed out, Quirin,” she says softly.

“I … what? I never pass out.”

“You were a bit… shocked and maybe overwrought?” she says, watching me.

Overwrought? I don’t get worked up about anything. The only thing that ever makes me nervous or anxious is Kennedy and how she feels about me. I frown at her. Did we have a fight? No, we wouldn’t be in the hospital if we did. I blink at her while she holds my gaze.

And then it hits me like a fucking tsunami. I look down at her stomach. “Oh shit.”

“Easy, Quirin. Do I need to call Warren back in here?” Yara asks, coming to put her hand on my shoulder.

‘Get your fucking shit together! Our mate is pregnant with our pups, pups that we filled her with, and you’re passing out on her!‘ Raif growls in my mind.

I take a deep breath, watching my mate as worry flickers across her face. That, more than anything, makes me calm myself.

“Four?”

She nods.

we know if they’re boys or girls?” Stupid question. It doesn’t fucking matter.

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can nurse at any one time.

be able to tell. She

fucking shit! I got her pregnant with four pups on her

have been after you finally stopped holding back on

me, probably seeing Raif in my eyes.

does Raif say?” she asks.

pretty proud of the prolific bastard he is,” I say and she bursts out laughing.

I pull her into my

but still scary. But, four? Kennedy, what

was I

an hour,” she

top of her head. “How

would respond. I know it’s a lot and you said you never expected to have pups, and now, you’re going to have an entire family

The idea of losing my pups, pups I only just learned I have, already makes me feel nauseous. I may be terrified of them, but I want them. I want all four

scoop Kennedy up and put her on the bed before rushing to the

we talk to you?”

just giving you a few moments alone,” she says, walking toward me. I look at

you for being

finally hits you, don’t worry. Yara and I will be around

about, but I nod and step back

Echo? Is Kennedy in danger of losing our pups? Is she able to carry our pups to term while

to protect four pups while she’s still healing herself. I do believe that she’ll get strong enough to return and I’ve talked to Kennedy about what I think

“We’ll do whatever we need to do

you will. You’re a wonderful mate. And obviously a very passionate one,” she says. I frown as her lips twitch like I missed some sort of joke. When I look at Kennedy, she’s shaking her head at

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woman, Kennedy, and an Alpha female, but four pups is a lot. Two was a lot for me. Four will be even

you need, no matter the cost, do it. I want my mate and my pups safe and healthy”

to see Kennedy at least once a week. For now, you can go Warren’s been listening to your pack. He thinks they’ve moved to northwest quadrant of your pack lands, so it should be fine for you to return

of my love for her, all of my passion as Yara put it, behind the kiss. I don’t pull away until she whimpering and clinging to me.

need to talk about your thoughts on how we

excited. Plus, I know Yana and Yvonne will want to help babysit, maybe Wendy too. But my idea was more

thinking about how wonderful my life is, how much it has changed in such a short

“What’s your idea?”

I need to touch her, I lean forward, rubbing my face