The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 289

Lila

I feel sick to my stomach. I couldn’t eat breakfast and Alpha Warren noticed I was distracted in warrior training and pulled me aside.

“Lila, we’ll all be in court today. You won’t be alone. Why don’t you plan to ride with me and my family. I know Cyra and Yorick will be waiting for you, but this way, you’ll be surrounded by pack members when you arrive,” he said.

“Okay,” I said.

When we get ready to leave, Wendy comes up and squeezes my hands. “I know it’s scary. I was terrified when I went in front of the council. But it helps to have someone you trust standing beside you. Yorick and Cyra will be there to support you and so will we.”

“Thank you.”

Luna Yara pulls me into a hug. It’s so unexpected that I nearly burst into tears.

“You’re going to be okay, sweetheart. What

Sore you afraid of?”

“What if he doesn’t accept my rejection?” I whisper.

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“The Council can force him too, Lila. If they put the force of their command behind it, he won’t have a choice. Are you second guessing your

rejection of him?” Alpha Warren says.

“No. No, he lied to me. He used me. I could never trust someone like that. I just… he doesn’t know that I’m the one who warned Alpha Cyra.”

does by now. He’ll have his own legal council and they will have reviewed the evidence that was presented to the Council. And he may try to intimidate you, or say something cruel, but the Council will also put a halt to that as well. Remember, you did nothing wrong. You are as much a victim in this as Cyra is,” he

around me, their pups have all moved closer, as if cocooning me

say, swiping at

quiet. Alpha Yvonne asked who was coming to court. I found out that Alpha Cyra and Alpha Yorick’s classmates, the ones who visited us when Alpha Cyra defeated her father, are all coming to court. Apparently, Alpha Quirin is coming which makes me even more nervous, and Alpha Conhor is

a lot of people,” I say, surprised that so many people who weren’t directly related to what happened with

threatened our family,” Alpha

one threatens our family,” Alpha Wendy

I say, shivering as I

Quirin, but we still

it’s just this family. Alpha Christer and Stellan didn’t seem to have this level of loyalty to each other, I mean they

love for each other.

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children in the pack the last few days. There, they are easy–going and relaxed, even playful. However, when we step out of the car in front of the courthouse, every one of them is all Alpha. They are here

in their protection as if I am also part of their family. I guess as a pack member, that love and protection extends to me. It makes me feel safe in a way

Kennedy. Standing beside them are Alpha Connor and a woman I

his father and Alpha Yorick. He’s intense without

I’m sure all of them can hear

inside, but we waited for you,”

“Thank you.”

I hear a woman’s voice behind me. I turn and see Piper walking up.

“Hi, Piper.”

their other friends, Zach, Chase, and Landon, and then we all walk into the courthouse together. When we get to the courtroom, we file in. Once again, it feels like I’m surrounded by protection, only this time, the Alphas seem to be the ones circling me. As scary as Alpha Quirin

moment I step foot in the courtroom. Stellan is already here. Because I’m surrounded by so many people,

Henry?” Alpha Connor