The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 276

Cyra

Going back to the Academy was a little surreal. After the craziness of the last four days, the Academy seems calm.

Yorick and I talked last night about combining our rooms. It’s not like we’re ever going to sleep apart. We plan to speak to Alpha flevach about it today. The spare room isn’t needed for someone else. There aren’t any more admissions coming this year to the Academy, but this way, we can let them know that it’s available if they need it.

The first surprise came at breakfast Monday morning. Our group was sitting around chatting about the weekend and the week to come when Megan showed up at our table.

I sigh, ready for a fight.

“I just wanted to say congratulations to both of you,” she says to me and Yorick.

I look at her, waiting for the rest. There isn’t any more.

“What’s the catch, Megan?” I finally ask.

“No catch. I was wrong to go after your mate, even if I didn’t know you were fated, you were still together. I apologize for that,” she says.

“I’m sorry, what? You don’t expect us to believe that you’re here apologizing for your actions, do you, Megan?” Piper asks her.

“No, I don’t. But someone reminded me recently that I don’t have to be the person others think I am. I have the power to be the person! choose to be. I was wrong, and good Alphas acknowledge and apologize when they’re wrong. I’ll see you in class. Congratulations again,” she

says, walking off.

I stare after her.

“What is she up to?” Yorick murmurs.

“I have no idea,” I say. I watch her walk past the table with her cronies, not even acknowledging their presence.

“Maybe it’s invasion of the body snatchers,” Zach whispers.

“You’re such an idiot,” Piper says, laughing.

We’ve just about finished eating when I see Hacker enter the dining hall.

“Hey, I’m going to go talk to Hacker,” I tell him.

“I’ll throw our trays away and come join you,” Yorick says.

“Hacker,” I call out. He turns, waving. He looks tired, like he was up most of the night.

“Hey, I wanted to ask you about a couple of things,” I say as he gets a tray and plate and begins piling food on it.

“There’s a possibility that I have money hidden away somewhere, money that my father put away. Stellan and Christer alluded to it, but

Alpha Warren and I looked over the weekend and didn’t find any trace of it,” I tell him.

“It’ll cost you. This is personal, not for the Council,” he says, not looking up.

me

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money do you think is hidden?” he asks, still

would pay off the loan,” I say, making his hand stop partway to his plate. He turns to look at

“The twenty–million–dollar loan?”

“That’s the one.”

find a single trace of it?” he asks, nodding

that would make us believe that there is any money, much less

have known about it?” he asks, resuming his food collection. How does one man eat so

that makes sense. We never heard anything on that

and I may have to eventually report it to them, it’ll cost less. If it turns out that it’s related to charges for either man, the Council will foot

maybe this would be a good learning opportunity for Sphinx,” Yorick says, making Hacker look up at

yeah. This would be a good one. You said there were two things?” he asks, finally moving

that for

dinner last night,” he

is, and I’m not sure you heard that Yorick and I took over

Congratulations. I also heard they’re looking at you for

“Thanks,” Yorick says.

hearing about how weak Alpha Connor’s security is, I’d like to have our security assessed and combined. We, Yorick and I, thought that you might want to join us this weekend so you can physically see the packhouses

to be coming to our pack to set up a room for when she’s there with my parents. It could be another learning opportunity for her,”

me up with your sister, Striker?”

only one. But I know she’s extremely excited about coming to the Academy next year. She is on early acceptance and under the Tech Team’s

what we’re working with pending on

the full amount. I don’t want to take advantage of

are you going back?” he

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classes,”

night?”

“Yes.”

clear my

“Thanks, Hacker.”

my hand, and we head outside

Hacker POV

for free if I didn’t think it would clue Striker in that I’m interested in his sister. I might have

does he know just how good his

soon as I get back to my room, I pull up the chat. I didn’t tell Yorick and Cyra that I missed dinner last night because I was talking Wendy through a meltdown. She’s hit a wall with her warrior training. She’s struggling to push past it. Since I still haven’t told the others on the Tech Team about it, I’m making it my personal mission to get her through it. If I have an entire weekend with her,

others. I have some ideas of how to push her in her training and work

block she has.

you’re going to

know? Apparently, I need to pick out a room until we have a house

some help with their security and guess who’s coming

Do I get

if my young Padawan didn’t

I could use this as

But I want you

can almost hear her