The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

around to protect you.”

| think about what | overheard the other warriors saying yesterday. “I don’t want to be a liability to you or the

pack, Quirin.”

“You're not a liability, Kennedy. | just need to know that you can protect yourself, okay? Maybe this evening after

dinner we can spend staway from the others and we can start practicing.”

“I'd like that.”

“I would too,” he says, smiling his Quirin smile and leaning over to kiss me. | wrap my arms around him, but

much too soon, he’s pulling away. “I have to go.”

“Okay,” | say, watching him leave.

When he does, | get up and shower, ready to start my day. He told| could order whatever | thought we

needed for the hospital and since | have no idea what we can afford, I'll put in an order for what | think is most

critical and see if it goes through.

As | walk downstairs, | smell the scent of fear coming from one of the hallways.

“Leavealone, Arlo.” It sounds like Christy.

“Don’t be like that, Christy. | saw you looking at me. | know you want me.”

“Let go of me,” she says, and | stride into the hallway.

“Is there a problem?” | ask. | can see that he’s got her cornered in the hallway.

“No problem. Christy and | were just talking, weren't we, Christy”

“Shouldn’t you be in warrior training, Arlo?” | ask, stepping up beside Christy.

Arlo turns and looks at me, sneering. “Mind your own business, pup.”

Before | can respond, there's a snarl from the other end of the hallway. “You'd better watch your fucking mouth,

Arlo. Don’t you dare disrespect your Luna,” Beta Kier snarls.

He looksup and down and snorts, as if he doesn’t acceptas his Luna. I'm sure he doesn’t but at the

moment, | don’t

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care. | have no intention of letting him or anyone intimidate angiher member of my pack.

“Get your fucking ass outside. NOW!” Beta Kier snaps.

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He steps away, but not before givingan angry look. | don’t budge. | may not know how to fight, but I'm still

an Alpha female and | refuse to back down or show fear.

When he’s gone, Beta Kier walks over. “Are you okay, Luna?”

“I'm fine. Christy, are you okay?”

“Yes. Thank you, Luna.”

| look at Beta Kier. “Did you need something, Beta?”

“No, Luna. | clooking for Arlo when he didn’t show up for training. Are you sure you're alright?”

“I'm fine. We're fine. Thank you.”

He nods and heads back outside. | turn to Christy. “Are you sure you're okay?”

She nods. “Thank you for stepping in, Luna.”

“I don’t agree with our pack members intimidating or hurting each other. We need to make sure that you stay

safe, Christy.”

spend sttalking to her about ways that she can keep herself away from Arlo and to letknow if he

continues to bother her. | know she said she didn’t wanttelling Quirin, but I'm concerned about Arlo’s

intention with Christy. She’s an omega and could never fight against him if he tried to force himself on her.

| walk her back to the kitchen, checking to make sure that everything is running smoothly before turning to find

Arianna.

“Arianna,” | say, stopping when she jumps.

“Yes, Luna?” she squeaks.

“Are you alright?” | ask her. The other omegas around us begin giggling.

| look behind her and see that she’s working on a beautiful cake that looks like it’s meant for one person.

“Is it someone's birthday?” | ask her.

“She’s got her eye on someone, Luna,” one of the other omegas says, making Arianna blush.

“Anyone | know?” | ask and they all burst into giggles again.

“Please, Luna. Don’t say anything. | like to make him nice dishes and he seems to really like them.”

“I won't say a word. It’s beautiful. Oh, and your chicken dish last night was delicious. Even Alpha Quirin

commented on it.”

“Thanks, Luna,” she says, blushing again.

| compliment the other omegas on dinner, then head over to the hospital.

“Oh, Luna you're back again.” Deborah says to me.

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“Hi, Deborah, Yes, | have plans for this hospital. I'm going to put in an order for supplies today.

“Oh. Do you think we'll need them?” she asks, obviously skeptic

“I'm only going to order the things that | think we absolutely need,” | tell her.

| begin putting together an order form, surprised when Christyringsa sandwich.

*Alpha said we were to make sure you ate lunch today,”

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“Oh, that was sweet of him. No problems with Arlo after training

“No, Luna. He apparently had a meeting with Alpha and Beta, and he’s got extra patrol duty now.”

“Good. Stay alert and like | said, if he continues to bother you, letknow.”

“I will, Luna. Thank you.”

I've nearly finalized my list when | hear someone calling out in the front of the hospital.

“Hello? Lurra Kennedy?”

| step out of the room I've been working in and see Susie holding a young pup who is crying and clinging to her.

“What do we have here?” | ask, walking over.

“Luna, can you help us? | saw Deborah in the packhouse, and she said you were here,” she says, obviously very

concerned for her pup. It looks like he’s stepped, on a stick that has punctured his foot.

“I think we can do that,” | say, looking around. I’m not putting him on one of those creaky hospital beds in case it

can’t hold his weight. Instead, | take him from Susie and carry him to the counter.”

“What's your name?” | ask him.

“Samuel, Luna.”

“Samuel, you stay right here while | get what | need. Will you do that for me?”

He nods and | turn to make sure that Susie is standing close. Thankfully, Deborah has kept the hospital stocked

with items. needed for pup injuries. There's a fairly new pair of tweezers, a sharp scalpel, antiseptic, and

bandages.

| grab what | need and walk back out, pulling a chair over so | can sit at the height of Samuel's foot.

| set my items down beside him and sit.

“I'm just going to take a look at what we've got here, okay Samuel?”

He nods.

“How did you get this stick in your foot?”

“I was running through the woods,” he says.

“You were running barefoot after your father and | both told you not to,” Susie scolds him.

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“Your parents are right, Samuel. Until you have a wolf, you'll have to heal slowly. I'll get this pic of wood out of

your foot, but it will be sore for a couple of days and you'll have to keep puting antiseptic on it so it doesn’t get

infected,” I tell him.

“Is it going to hurt?” he asks me, big tears hanging on to his long eyelashes.

“Your father is a warrior, right?” | ask him.

“He is! He's a strong warrior too. Everyone says so.”

“Well then, I'm guessing that the son of a strong warrior won't have too much of a hard twithremoving

this and putting santiseptic on it. It will hurt, but I'll bet you're tough enough to take it. Are you ready?” |

ask him.

Susie takes his hand, and after slicing the smallest possible amount of his skin, | use the tweezers to carefully

pull the stick out of his foot. Samuel hisses, his foot jerking as | tug it out.

“Look at the size of it,” | say, laying the large splinter on his leg as | look at his foot which is now bleeding.

“Samuel! You're lucky it didn’t go all the way through your foot! Next time, wear your shoes!” Susie scolds him.

“Yes, momma. Am | done now?” he asks me.

“Not quite yet. | need to wash it off and make sure there aren’t any more pieces of wood in your foot before |

bandage it up,” | tell him.

| gently press around his foot and not feeling any more splinters. | wash it off and pour the antiseptic on it. Then |

wrap it up and stand.

“There! Good as new!” | tell him.,

“Thanks, Luna,” he says, throwing his arms around me. | laugh, picking him up off the counter.

“You're very welcome. Now, I'm sending your mother back with smore antiseptic. You'll want to put it on

twice a day and if you see any redness, swelling, or if it doesn’t seem to be healing, cback and see me,” |

tell Susie.

“Thanks, Luna,” she says. “Con, Samuel. Let's go.”

“Bye, Luna. Thanks!” he says, waving as they walk out.

| take a deep breath feeling good about something for the first tin days.