The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Charlie

| haven't gotten more than two hours of sleep since Launa Yara was taken and Alpha Warren left the pack. I'm

beyond exhausted, but more than that, | can feel the tension in the pack the anxiety about not knowing what's

going to happen to their Alpha and Luna. | have the sanxiety, but I'm the pack current leader, so | shove it

aside.

In the past, | would have also felt the pack’s desire to test me, to test the strength of the leader of this pack. It’s

nice to know that Luna Yara’s influence has extended past her and Alpha Warren. She’s somehow made the pack

feel whole, like it should. So now, anyone who would try to go against me, to test me, would break that bubble of

security and | think the entire pack would turn on them. It feels good to have the pack’s confidence in its

leadership.

My phone rings and it’s a number 1 don’t recognize.

“Beta Charlie.” | answer.

“Beta, this is Beta Franklin, Alpha Harold's Beta.”

“Yes, | know who you are. Is everything okay?”

“Beta, we have your Luna. She's safe.”

“What? Where is she? How? Does Alpha Warren know?”

www

| hear my Luna's sweet voice in the background and then the phone being transferred.

“Charlie?” My Luna’s voice has never sounded so close to tears.

“Luna! Oh, goddess, Luna. We were so worried about you.”

They can’t get a hold of Warren, Charlie. Do you know where he is?”

“He’s out looking for you. Are you okay?”

“I need him, Charlie,” she says and | can hear her fighting hard to hold back her tears.

“Il find him for you, Luna. I'll get him to you. You stay there. Is Savannah looking after you?”

“You know | am, Beta,” | hear her voice in the background, makingsigh in relief.

“We'll be there as soon as we find him, Luna. Hold on.”

“Okay,” she says and she passes the phone back to Franklin.

“Let your patrols know, my Alpha will be coming in hot.”

“Will do, we'll be ready.”

I hang up and turn to address the pack, seeing all of them have stopped what they are doing to watch me.

“You all heard?”

“Yes, Beta.”

“Good, your Luna is safe, but she needs our Alpha. Haynes, the pack is yours. You three, with me. We need to

find Alpha Warren and

him to Luna Yara. Keep the phone lines open. | call as soon as | have news.”

and get

15:09 Mon, Dec 2

Chapter 65

Noelle runs up with a small bag that has a large strap, taking my phone while | quickly shift. She straps my

phone to Gregor’s body before wrapping her arms around us. “Take care of my mate and go get our Luna!” she

says against my ear.

Gregor turns his head and licks her quickly before taking off, the other three wolves rushing to catch up. | cross

the borders. searching for Simon's scent and follow it out to a river. | keep the mind link open, hoping that I'll get

close enough to Warren to let him know where Yara is.

When we get to the river, 1 lose the scent of Simon, Yara, and our warriors, so | know they crossed.

I look across the river, wondering if Warren crossed, is he still over there or did Simon double back. This isn't the

way to his pack.

| lift my head to the sky, howling for my Alpha. It takes a moment, but then | hear him coming from the other

direction.

| turn, and we begin running in the direction that | heard his howl. The moment the mind link clicks back into

place, he’s in my head

“What are you doing out here? Is everything okay?”

They found her. Luna is in Alpha Harold's pack. She's safe.”

| feel a flood of relief which quickly becomes an intense need to get to his mate.

“I talked to her. She said she needs you, Alpha! Go! They're expecting you.”

| feel him and our warriors shift as he howls to his mate that he’s on his way to her.

Simon POV

I woke

up stiff and sore. After I'd knocked Yara and her smart mouth out, I'd had to get my anger out somehow. Rather

than killing the bitch who is now responsible for the death of most of my pack, I'd punched the walls of the cave

until knuckles were raw and bloody

my

Then, I'd sat and stared at her. She will pay for what she has putthrough. She will pay for not staying with

me, for not coming withwhen she had the chance. | had intended to let her have a Luna position, to be

treated with the respect she deserved. But now, she deserves no respect, and | don’t need a doctor if | don’t

have a pack to heal

I'd underestimated just how strong Warren was. | thought if my warriors got hthey could fight, but I'd been

wrong. | felt every one of their tethers break. The only thing that finally settledwas knowing that | could keep

bitch as a breeder. If she’s going to act like a bitch, I'm going to treat her like one. She will giveas many

pups as | can fucking put in her and when she’s used up her value to me, she can rot.

The thought finally hascalm enough that | can get ssleep-

However, when | woke, the fucking bitch was gone! | quickly rushed to the edge of the cave, looking out over the

early dawn morning. She was nowhere to be seen. | shifted and let Hegir sniff the area and smelled another

scent, a she-wolf.

| left the cave, quickly following their scent. | can use the meddling she-wolf as an example, killing her slowly in

front of Yara to let her see what happens when she defies me. | don’t have to hurt her, | can hurt those who help

her.

I'd gotten about halfway to Harold's pack, following the scent when | heard a wolf calling to another. | stopped,

listening and waiting. It didn’t sound like Annika.

A few moments later, | heard the unmistakable answering howl of an Alpha wolf. Fuck! Warren is already back. |

turn, changing directions. If Yara went to Harold's pack, then they will protect her until Warren gets to her. Right

now, Warren is betweenand my pack and | can’t risk him capturing me.

My only choice is to go to Quinton’s pack and ask for sanctuary: I'll have to appeal to his Alpha arrogance, letting

him know I've lost my pack, but | can pretend to grovel if needed. | did it all the twith my father.

1 begin making my way to Quinton’s pack and thinking through