The Pack's Doctor novel Chapter 38

Chapter 38: Forced Mates.

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Warren.

One day very soon, I'm going to take the time I need to mark my mate.

I'm getting really fed up with constant interruptions when I finally get a moment to enjoy her. However, I know now isn't the time. She's right, we have an influx of wolves coming in and as the first ones arrive, I know Yara is going to be here for quite a while.

As they start coming in, Yara goes into doctor mode, taking Noelle with her and talking to the patients and then explaining what and why she's doing what she's doing to Noelle. She grabs a clipboard and hands it to Noelle.

"Start marking down who has arrived, and what their triage status is,"

she tells Noelle.

As I watch, I realize that Yara already has this hospital running like a well-oiled machine. As she makes her assessments, Katie and Erica move in to start working on the ones who are lower on the risk level while she and Savannah continue to assess and Noelle documents, still listening to Yara as she explains things. I'm impressed that Noelle can listen and take notes from Yara and Savannah at the same time.

Hopefully she'll be interested in staying with Charlie. Yara could use more hands in the hospital.

"How's she doing?" Charlie asks as if my thoughts conjured him to my side.

"I was just thinking that she'd make a great assistant for Yara," I tell him, watching him smile proudly.

"How did it go? I don't see many wounded warriors coming back."

"Honestly, it was too easy. How he ever lasted as an Alpha is beyond me," Charlie says.

"I'm guessing it was his Beta. He was vying for the Alpha position and for your mate," I tell him making Charlie growl. The sound has Noelle's head shooting up in our direction.

"Sorry," Charlie says to her, his voice much softer.

"The Beta's dead, so no worries on that front," I say as Noelle returns to listening to Yara.

"How long do you think it will be before Quinton finds out about Thomas?"

"I'm not sure, but I doubt it will be long. Depending on his next step and plan of attack, he'll find out in a day or so at the most."

"Do you think he'll attack?" Charlie says, watching our mates move through the room.

"I don't know. If we hadn't gone so long without sleep, I'd say we should hit Brady's pack, but his is full of those damn booby traps and I'm not sending our warriors out there to die."

Because I've been watching her closely, I notice when Yara's nose starts twitching. She turns, looking around.

"Luna?" Noelle asks her, but Yara holds up a finger, telling her to wait.

Noelle turns and looks at Charlie, but he's focused on Yara too. We've both seen this once before. The day she found Haynes in middle of the dining hall.

I watch as Annika comes forward and Yara begins moving through the group, following her nose. As she does, the room goes quiet. The warriors understand what she's doing but the newcomers are watching and wondering why she's sniffing the air like she is.

When she finds the person she's looking for, she leans over and sniffs her from head to toe.

"Where's your infection?" she asks the woman.

"Just let me die," the woman says, not even looking at Yara.

"What is your name?" Yara asks her.

The woman doesn't answer.

"Well, whatever your name is, dying isn't allowed in my hospital. It sets a bad precedent. One person dies and then everyone coming in thinks they can die, too. So, no one dies in my hospital. Now, where's your infection?"

The woman turns her head and looks at Yara. "They killed my mate.

They killed my son, and that bastard forced his mark on me. I refused to give him the pup he wanted. Let. Me. Die," she growls.

I take a step forward, but Yara leans over the woman, and I have to smile. In this hospital, my mate is the strongest member of the pack, even rivaling me. Her will to help and protect is incredible.

"Now you listen to me. If losing your mate and pup didn't kill you, then you need to take that up with the Moon Goddess. If you're still alive, there's a reason for it and I'm not going to be the one who has to tell the Moon Goddess that I went against her will and let you die. So I will ask you one more time, where is your infection?"