The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 67

Yara

| wake with the smell of teakwood in my nose and the feeling of warm water surrounding my body. | jolt awake,

unsure of what's happening.

“Shhh, we're both filthy and you smell like Simon. | didn’t want to go to sleep like this, so we're getting a bath.

You can relax, Il take care of you.” Warren says. Just the sound of his voice soothes me.

I snuggle closer to him, needing his touch and smell after having been with Simon.

“Are you okay?” | ask him. | can feel the warring emotions inside of him.

He squeezes water over my shoulder, letting it rinse off the smell of the cave that | have on me. That and the

scent of Simon. | don’t even want to know why my body smells like him.

“I should be asking you that. But, I'm better, now that you're here and safe in my arms,” he says.

I look up at him and when he looks at me, his teeth snap together and he looks away.

“I'm sorry you have to seelike this,” | say softly, knowing my bruised face is a reminder to him of what he

considers an inability to protect me

“Don’t you dare apologize for what that piece of shit did to you he growls | can tell he’s barely able to hold on to

his anger at Simon. But more than that is his anger at himself for not keepingsafe

| reach up and stroke his cheek. “I knew you'd cfor me,” | say.

His eyes return to mine, a bit softer this time. “I would never have stopped until | found you.”

“I know. | basically told Simon that,” | say smiling. He smiles a bit too, gently taking the washcloth and running it

over my

face.

“I heard. Farrah heard part of your conversation with him. Were you trying to piss him off?” he asks, his smile not

reaching his eyes.

“I only told him the truth, that you're the strongest man I've ever met and yet, you're still somehow

compassionate and loving and | might have taunted him by starting to tell him about how good you felt inside

me,” | say, cupping water in my hand and pouring it on his chest

The hand that was washing me, stops.

Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt

“You said what?

| shrug. “He could never be the man you are and he needed to know that.”

He gently tilts my head up to look at him. This time, there’s a bit of a smile in his eyes. “Lwould say next time

let's not taunt your kidnapper so that they hit you hard enough to knock you out, but there will never be a next

tthat someone gets to you so it doesn’t matter.”

I was only telling the truth. You did feel amazing inside of me, say, looking up at him through my lashes,

| shift so that I'm straddling him as | continue to run the washcloth over his body. He watchesas his hands

begin to stroke over my breasts in a way that’s more than just bathing. I let my head fall back, enjoying the feel

of Warren's hands on

mc.

We continue bathing each other and the more | touch him, the more my need for him grows. | can feel his need

for me

Chapter 67

| wake with the smell of teakwood in my nose and the feeling of warm water surrounding my body. | jolt awake,

unsure of what's happening.

“Shhh, we're both filthy and you smell like Simon. | didn’t want to go to sleep like this, so we're getting a bath.

You can relax. I'll take care of you,” Warren says. Just the sound of his voice soothes me.

I snuggle closer to him, needing his touch and smell after having been with Simon.

“Are you okay?” | ask him. | can feel the warring emotions inside of him.

He squeezes water over my shoulder, letting it rinse off the smell of the cave that | have on me. That and the

scent of Simon. | don’t even want to know why my body smells like him,

“I should be asking you that. But, I'm better, now that you're here and safe in my arms,” he says.

I look up at him and when he looks at me, his teeth snap together and he looks away.

“I'm sorry you have to seelike this,” | say softly, knowing my bruised face is a reminder to him of what he

considers an inability to protect me.

“Don’t you dare apologize for what that piece of shit did to you, he growls. | can tell he’s barely able to hold on

to his anger at Simon. But more than that is his anger at himself for not keepingsafe.

up and stroke his cheek. “I knew you'd cfor me,” | say.

| reach up

His eyes return to mine, a bit softer this time. “I would never have stopped until | found you.”

“I know. | basically told Simon that,” | say smiling. He smiles a bit too, gently taking the washcloth and running it

over my

face.

“I heard. Farrah heard part of your conversation with him. Were you trying to piss him off?” he asks, his smile not

reaching his eyes.

“I only told him the truth, that you're the strongest man I've ever met and yet, you're still somehow

compassionate and loving...and | might have taunted him by starting to tell him about how good you felt inside

me,” | say, cupping water in my hand and pouring it on his chest,

The hand that was washing me, stops.

“You said what?”

| shrug. “He could never be the man you are and he needed to know that.”

He gently tilts my head up to look at him. This time, there's a bit of a smile in his eyes. “I would say next time

let's not taunt your kidnapper so that they hit you hard enough to knock you out, but there will never be a next

tthat someone gets to you so it doesn’t matter,”

“I was only telling the truth. You did feel amazing inside of me, | say, looking up at him through my lashes.

1 shift so that I'm straddling him as | continue to run the washcloth over his body. He watchesas his hands

begin to stroke over my breasts in a way that’s more than just bathing. I let my head fall back, enjoying the feel

of Warren's hands on

me.

We continue bathing each other and the more | touch him, the more my need for him grows. | can feel his need

for me

1/2

15:09 Mon, Dec 2 G

Chapter 67

2.53%2

n

Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm

growing underneathas well, until finally | can’t take it anymore, I lift up and slide myself onto his length,

hissing at the sting. We've only been together the one night and my body isn’t exactly used to this. But | need

him and the feeling of him. fillingis more than worth the moment of pain.

Warren pushes up out of the tub and stands, grabbing a towel as he walks us to the bedroom. “Did you need

something, my beautiful, sassy-mouthed mate?” he asks, kissinggently.

“I need you, Warren. | need you right now,” | say to him, beginning to feel desperate in my need for him.

He layson the bed, somehow managing to stay inside me, then settles himself over top of me, his arms on

either side of my head, as his fingers gently caress my checks.

“I've never felt fear like that before, Yara,” he says as he begins to move slowly inside of me. “I don’t ever want

to feel fear like that again. You are so precious to me. | waited so long for you and all | could think about was that

| didn’t protect the greatest treasure I've ever been given.”

I pull my legs up, wrapping them around him, needing to feel closer to him, needing to feel him deeper inside

me.

“Oh course you did, Warren. I'm here, aren't 1?”

“I should have..” he begins but | put my fingers on his mouth, stopping him.

“Don’t second guess yourself. | know you would never intentionally putin harm’s way. What you did, you did

because it felt like the right decision at the time, a twhen you were in the middle of fighting two, maybe

three Alphas and their packs at once. If | don’t get to apologize for what Simon did, you don’t get to apologize for

making the best decisions you could in the heat of the moment.”

“Goddess, | love you, Yara,” he says, leaning in to kiss me. This time, he isn’t so gentle, and | meet his passion

with my own. My hands are everywhere, not able to get enough of him, not able to get close enough to him. |

can tell he feels the sand as he pushes us through one orgasm, and he doesn’t stop, needing more,

desperate for more, just like | am

I have no idea how many hours go by, how many times we mark each other, or how many orgasms we have

when he finally pulls out and collapses beside me, pullingagainst him and wrapping his arms around me.

| sigh, feeling peace settle between us. | know that will change soon. Simon is still out there, an he will die for

what he did. But right now, tonight, my mate and | are together and happy.

I've just about fallen asleep when | feel the bed shake and hear what sounds like a roar. | jolt, looking up at

Warren

“What was that?” | ask him.

He smiles, kissing my nose. “I do believe our Beta couple is now officially marked and mated.”