The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 191

Quirin

Alpha Warren and I had walked the pack lands, testing the soil, finding the spots where there is the heaviest concentration of silver and the areas that are most important to clean up. He and I came up with a plan based on the most heavily trafficked areas in the pack, the places were pups were likely to be, and then the heaviest concentration of silver.

He began working on it right away, and I’ve never been so happy to have Warren in my pack. With everything going on, I need to be focused on Kennedy and my pups, not worrying about Jasper’s silver contamination.

However, Warren did tell me that he and Yara would like a house of their own. So we found a spot where the two of them wanted to build and added that the first part of clean up so we can break ground on their home. Until then, they are on our Gamma floor.

I can’t say I’m getting used to the noise that constantly seems to come from that floor, but I will say that it feels like good practice for me.

Today, however, Kennedy and I are going to her ultrasound. I can’t wait. I’m so excited to see my pups and find out how many boys I’m having. I’m excited about the girls too, of course, but I’m an older Alpha and I need an heir. Although, after seeing Warren’s struggles, maybe I shouldn’t rush retirement.

As I go to find Kennedy, I smile thinking of the possibility of having a couple of girls that look like her running around. We might even have some of our pups who prefer medicine over fighting. I’ve learned to be okay with that, as long as it’s not my first–born son. And I realize quickly that I’d better keep that opinion to myself too. My mate will hand me my ass if she thinks that I’m not going to let our pups decide their own future.

I find Kennedy on our floor working with Christy painting the nursery. She’s not on bedrest yet and as long as she’s not on a ladder or step–stool, I’m perfectly fine with her painting. I notice that her guards today are Leo and Terrance and Leo is the one up on the ladder, painting up by the ceiling. Apparently he doesn’t want his mate on a ladder or step–stool just yet

either.

When I get there, my mate turns to me. ‘You know I heard those thoughts, right?‘ she asks in the mind link, raising an eyebrow at me.

Since I keep my mind open to her all the time, I was more hoping that she was too busy to be paying attention.

‘Don’t you always pay attention to everything that’s going on in my head, Quirin?” she asks, again in the mind link.

That’s different, your mind is a beautiful place.‘

‘And your mind is a very structured, very regimented place, but no less beautiful to me.”

I smile, walking over to her and opens her mind even more, letting her golden light flow through me. I lean down and take her in my arms as my mouth finds hers. Her arms go around me and as always, she gives herself to me freely.

I had been surprised the other night when we’d been having our marathon sex fest that seems to be a nightly thing now when she reversed our positions. She’d had a tentative look on her face, something I rarely see on Kennedy’s face and never when its just the two of us. Then, she’d leaned down, nuzzling my throat.

I’d gone nearly rigid, knowing what she was asking. I’ve never submitted to anyone since my father died, not even Alpha Harold. I accepted him as my Alpha, but I never submitted. However, I knew that if this is what Kennedy needs and wants in our relationship, it’s what I’ll give her. Nothing is more important than she is.

Raif and I had growled softly, but we’d done it, lifted our chin and submitted to our mate. Rather than feeling powerless, I’d felt her pride and love blasting into me. It was so unexpected that I’d come instantly, the orgasm shocking me with its strength as she’d gently nipped my throat, accepting my submission while my body jerked underneath her.

And something about that moment had pushed the darkness away completely. It hasn’t been back, even when Kennedy isn’t

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actively in my head. That’s not to say that I don’t get angry or frustrated, I do. But now it doesn’t feel like a heavy, dark blanket covering my mind. It’s an emotion that I manage, control, and deal with before moving on.

hear several throats clearing around us,

to I hear Leo saying, and I feel

important things to do Alpha. Maybe we

definitely

taking her hand in mine and leading

help and to thank Luna Yara for saving my mate. At first he’d said

could fill your packhouse with flowers.”

“Really?”

LOVES flowers and whatever she doesn’t put in our bedroom,

Yara stomp up to her mate and blame him for the flowers. Even after he tried to pawn it off on me, she knew

loving them too. I noticed several warriors snagging a rose here or a carnation there and giving them to the person they love or were trying to

flowers and out the packhouse door, I let the feel of the pack flow through me. I can’t get over how different, how much

mate’s hand to my mouth and kiss it.

not me, you

you. You made these changes,” I

Quirin. You had to change

I wanted to be worthy of you as

up, cupping my cheek. “And

act like you, I’m doomed. But who knows, maybe we’ll end up with four boys,” I say excitedly.

she says, beginning to walk

“What?”

one of each, so if we have four boys, you’ll have to give me

swear I feel the blood drain from my face. Five? I’d

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we can be done,” I say as we walk into the

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I’m sure we’ll be able to see at least a couple of your pups to determine if

difference?” I

rare for an egg to split more than once, but that can happen too. So, we’ll see what we can see,” she says, as she leads us

comfortable way with a chair for me. Yara said delivering four pups will take a long time if Kennedy is

her gown and onto the table as Yara prepares the ultrasound machine.

can all see the monitor and then turns it on. Almost immediately I

stomach. I look between Yara and Kennedy and I can see that both of them seem to understand what’s on the screen, but I have no

are we looking at?” I

placentas we have so we know if we’re having identical twins,”

know that it wasn’t a lack of passion that gave our daughter so many pups

say, frowning at her. She turns

that out loud?” she asks chuckling. “Since I said that Kennedy’s pups were a result of your level of passion, Warren has felt the need to remind me just how passionate of a man he is.

him feel better?” I ask, not wanting to think about what Warren, Yara, and

same sentence.

mean