The Pack's Doctor novel Chapter 23

Chapter 23: Apology.

Warren.

I watch as Yara walks out of the hospital. I take another step to follow her but a wall of warriors steps in my way.

I snarl, ready to fight my way to her.

"Alpha, give her some space. If you push her now, you could lose her forever," Savannah says. "The warriors will watch over her.

We've all obviously learned to love our Luna in a very short a m o u n t of time."

That's the understatement of the fucking millennium. I can't believe my pack just basically turned on me to protect Yara. Shit, if she was so inclined, they'd probably take her as their fucking Alpha. Although, it didn't escape me that she told them that she'd be disappointed in them if they tried to fight me in my current state. Disappointed, not angry. A true Luna.

"Come on, Alpha. Let's get you stitched up. It looks like our Luna got your bones all reset, but I'll take a look."

When we get back to the room, I look at her. "Savannah, I need a phone."

"I'll find one after I finish this."

"No, I need it now. If I'm going to fix things with my mate, I need to do it before it can't be undone."

"Yes, Alpha," she says, going to get me a phone.

Yara's words ring in my ears. 'He's a terrible mate.' FUCK! She's right. While my intentions had been purely to protect Yara, erasing her from the school would cause a lot of problems that I'm not sure even I could fix.

As soon as she's back, I call the warrior that Charlie sent to the university.

"Alpha, is everything alright? I heard we were attacked again last night. Do you need me to come back?"

"Archie, where are you at with erasing Yara's presence from the school?"

"T've cleaned out her dorm room, Alpha. I'm just about to wipe her records from the educational system."

"Don't. Leave them."

"Are you sure, Alpha?"

"Yes, but make a copy. She may need to transfer to a werewolf university," I say.

"Yes, Alpha," he says and we hang up.

'He's a terrible mate.' Her words keep playing in my mind. I've wanted nothing more than her my entire adult life and now, I find out I'm terrible at being a mate. I probably am. I don't know the first thing about being compassionate or loving. I know about fighting and war. But I'm willing to learn, for her. I can become whatever she needs me to be, she just needs to give me a chance.

"How is Beta Charlie?" I ask Savannah as she finishes closing up my leg.

"He's stable, Alpha," Savannah says. "If that changes, I'll let Luna know."

"Thank you for this," I tell her, pulling my leg off the bed.

"Alpha, you should stay the night, let Alpha Arric heal your bones."

"Savannah, I need to go make amends to my mate. I need to apologize, and I need her to understand that I wasn't trying to take her life or her title away from her."

I stand and she hands me the crutch. "Anna has food for both of you. Our Luna never ate today."

"Thank you, Savannah."

"She really is special, Alpha. It says a lot that the Moon Goddess gave you such a mate. Don't blow it," she says, but it's not unkind.

"I'm going to do my very best not to," I tell her.

I walk out of the room and see Haynes still sitting outside Charlie's room. "Switch out with someone, Haynes. You're still recovering. You wouldn't want to disappoint your Luna."

"No, Alpha, I wouldn't."

When I walk to the waiting room, I see most of my warriors are still there.

"What are you going to do, Alpha?" they ask.

"I'm going to go make things right with Yara. Charlie is down, do I need to make a patrol schedule?" I ask.