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. Four mouths

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Chapter 187

can nurse at any

to tell. She thinks I’m

Holy fucking shit! I got her pregnant with four pups

back on her. We were

seeing Raif

say?” she asks.

prolific bastard he is,” I say and

to be okay?” she asks me. I pull her into my arms, holding her to me,

still scary. But, four? Kennedy, what the fuck are we going to do with four?” I ask her. “Probably not sleep much. Mom and I were talking while you were unconscious, and we had an

was I out?” I

hour,”

“How

I was worried about how you would respond. I know it’s a lot and you said you never expected to have

carry this many pups, Kennedy? Do I need to worry about losing you? Losing them?” The idea of losing my pups, pups I only just learned I have, already makes me feel

some privacy. I scoop Kennedy up and put her on the

talk to

course, Quirin. I was just giving you a few moments alone,” she says, walking toward me. I

for being here

finally hits you, don’t worry. Yara and I will be around to help you. You don’t have to figure this out on your

he’s talking about, but I nod and step back into the room,

pups? Is she able to carry our pups to term while Echo is

I believe, and Annika agrees, that poor Echo is working herself too hard trying 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 you and

and take Kennedy’s hand. “We’ll do whatever we need to do

very passionate one,” she says. I frown as her lips twitch like I

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pups, I don’t want to risk Kennedy getting injured and being unable to heal. You’re a tall woman, Kennedy, and an Alpha female, but four pups is a lot. Two was a lot for me. Four will be even harder, especially since it’s your first time giving birth. I want to set up a special delivery room just for Kennedy, but we may have to do

no matter the cost, do it. I want my mate and my pups safe and

now, you can go Warren’s been listening to your pack.

He’s nothing, not even worth the pack’s time or energy. Kennedy is everything. I lean forward and kiss her, pouring all of my love for her, all of my passion as

talk about your thoughts on how we can manage four pups.

will. I think he’s pretty excited. Plus, I know Yana and Yvonne will want to help babysit,

changed in such a short amount of time and

“What’s your idea?”

her, I lean forward, rubbing my face against hers as Raif pushes