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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money do you think is hidden?” he

that it would pay off the loan,” I say, making his hand stop partway to

“The twenty–million–dollar loan?”

“That’s the one.”

a single trace of it?” he asks, nodding to Yorick when he walks

that there is any money, much less that much money,

he asks, resuming his food collection. How does one

never heard anything on

murmurs thoughtfully. “I’m intrigued. I’ll take it. It will still cost you, but since this is sort of 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 related to charges for either man, the Council will foot the bill entirely,” he

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

would be a good one. You said there were two things?” he asks, finally moving to pay for his food. His

for

last night,” he

not sure you heard that Yorick and

heard they’re

“Thanks,” Yorick says.

and combined. We, Yorick and I, thought that you might want

coming to our pack to set up a room for when she’s there with my parents.

you trying to hook me up with your sister, Striker?” Hacker

extremely excited about coming to the Academy next year. She is on early acceptance and under the Tech Team’s supervision, so I thought this might be a good opportunity for the two of you to work together on a

how much it will cost you until I see what we’re working with pending on Sphinx’s ability to assist, I can reduce that cost, if she’s willing to work for

I don’t want to take advantage of my sister,” Yorick

you going

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after classes,”

night?”

“Yes.”

clear my

“Thanks, Hacker.”

my hand,

Hacker POV

didn’t think it would clue Striker in that

just how good his

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

the others. I have some ideas of how to push her in

block she has.

you’re going to your brother’s pack

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

need some help with their security

You?? Really?? Do I get

if my young Padawan didn’t assist

this as my gift to them for

and your brother. But I want you to plan to

almost hear