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.

aware. Let me

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hidden?” he asks, still

loan,” I say, making his hand stop partway to his plate. He

“The twenty–million–dollar loan?”

“That’s the one.”

you didn’t find a single trace of it?” he asks, nodding

any money, much less that much money, hidden

have known about it?” he asks, resuming his

makes sense. We never heard anything on that recording that Christer had that made me think

related to the Council issue and I may have to eventually report it to them, it’ll cost less. If it turns out that it’s

learning opportunity for Sphinx,” Yorick says, making Hacker look up at

one. You said there were two things?” he asks, finally moving to pay for his food. His tray now has three plates full of

for you?”

missed dinner last night,” he

you heard that Yorick and I took over

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

“Thanks,” Yorick says.

that you might want to join us this weekend so you can physically see the packhouses and decide the best way to combine the security defenses

when she’s there with my parents. It could be another learning opportunity

hook me up with your

excited about coming to the Academy next year. She is on early acceptance and under the Tech Team’s supervision, so

looks at us for a long moment. “I won’t know how much it will cost you until I see what we’re working with pending on Sphinx’s

want

you going

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after classes,” I

night?”

“Yes.”

clear

“Thanks, Hacker.”

goodbye as Yorick takes my hand, and we

Hacker POV

chance to spend the weekend with Wendy? Hell fucking yeah I’m in. I’d do this for free if I didn’t think it would clue Striker in that I’m interested in his sister. I might have been

know just how

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,

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

block she has.

you’re going to your brother’s pack this

know? Apparently, I need to pick out a room until we have a house built on Yorrie’s

their security and guess who’s coming to visit as

Really?? Do I

offended if my young Padawan didn’t

as my

That’s between you and your brother. But I want you to plan to spend time sparring with

can almost hear