The Pack's Doctor novel Chapter 64

Chapter 64: The Gift.

Harold.

When Franklin returned after attacking Brady's pack, he let me know that Brady survived, but his pack has been nearly decimated. I sent scouts to watch his pack and make sure that he doesn't leave. I doubt he will, but now that our pack is getting stronger, I can afford to send a couple of warriors to keep watch.

Savannah was beside herself wanting to go back to her old pack to help, especially after hearing that Yara had been kidnapped by Simon. I told her what Beta Charlie said and she'd become even more distraught.

"Bradley was shot? Even I wouldn't know how to save him. Poor Noelle," he said. Franklin had taken her to their room and tried to console her. I'd waited a few hours and called Beta Charlie.

"Alpha Harold?" he answered, sounding exhausted.

"I'm sorry, Beta. Did I wake you?"

"It's okay, Alpha Warren isn't back yet, so I'm still running the pack."

"I wanted to update you on Brady and find out what happened with Alpha Quinton."

"Quinton turned himself in, basically gave his life for his son's. He's in our cells. Luna Yasmin and Alpha Quirin are gone," he says. I hear him move around and then I hear a soft voice murmuring beside him.

"No, it's Alpha Harold," he says, I'm guessing to his mate.

"So, your Luna is still missing?" I ask.

"Yeah. I doubt Warren will come home until he's found her," he says.

"We haven't felt the tether to her snap, so we know she's still alive, but none of us can hear her, so she's either unconscious or too far away to connect. Tell me about Brady."

"Franklin and my warriors were able to take out several of his warriors while they ran to their pack. Brady's alive but the pack is severely impacted. I've got warriors watching him to make sure he doesn't go anywhere."

"We need to figure out a way to get past his barricades," he says.

"Agreed. Once your Luna is safe, we can talk about that. And ...

Savannah was concerned about Bradley. Did he survive?"

This time, Charlie's tone is full of pride. "Yeah, he did. My mate was able to get the bullet out. She's not sure if she stitched his lung up properly, but hopefully his wolf will get strong and be able to help him heal. If not, maybe when Luna Yara returns, she can check and make sure he's stitched properly. For now, we're keeping him sedated. But, the important thing is that he's alive."

"That's good to hear. I'll let Savannah know, thank you. And if you need anything at all, please let me know."

"Thank you very much, Alpha Harold. Just dealing with Brady is a huge help."

We hang up and I mind link Franklin to let him know about Bradley.

"What can I do, Dad?" Henry asks, walking into my office.

I smile at my son, so very proud of the young man that he is. I order dinner for us and we talk through all of the things that are happening, how they could impact our pack and what our next steps should be. My on is very intuitive and inquisitive, asking intelligent questions and making thoughtful suggestions.

I decide to try some of his suggestions, even though I think they'll fail. If they do, it's a good learning experience for him and if they don't, it's a good learning experience for me.

Before I send him off to bed, I tell him to close his eyes. When he does, I do the same.

"Open your mind to the pack. Don't focus on any one person, just open your mind to the entire pack."

I give him a few moments, helping to mentally guide him to opening his mind. When he does, I sit back, letting his stretch his mind link.

"What do you feel?" I ask him.

I wait, letting him sift through the feelings in the pack. It's hard at first, trying to focus on the overall feeling, not on individual feelings. Some are sweet and happy, some are frustrated or angry, some are lustful and intimate, but the overall feeling of the pack has become much more settled, happier, since we entered into the alliance with Warren, and Yara came to help heal our pack members.

"It feels good," he says, finally. He opens his eyes and looks at me.

"Right?"

I smile. "Yeah. It's been a long time since it felt this good in our pack.

That's a very good thing. Now, you have to think about what has caused the shift, the happiness in the pack. What did we, as their Alphas, do for the pack to feel this way?"

"We entered into an alliance with Alpha Warren."

"Yes, but it's more than that. An alliance is merely a piece of paper to t he pack. They don't have the relationship with him that we do."

I watch him frown, thinking through what changed. "But that alliance has brought healing to our pack."

"Correct."

"And healing has strengthened the pack which makes them feel more confident in our leadership as Alphas."