The Pack's Hacker (by Cooper) novel Chapter 174

Arianna

We all felt Luna’s consciousness when she woke up. What we didn’t feel was her wolf’s.

“Do you think she’ll get her wolf back, Kier?” I had gone to seek him out, needing reassurance. I know he’s working hard, keeping the pack safe while Alpha Quirin is with Luna Kennedy in the hospital. So, I brought him some food. It was a good excuse to go see him.

As busy as he is and as exhausted as he looks, he stops what he’s doing to come pull me into a hug.

“I trust Luna Yara and she says Luna Kennedy’s wolf will come back, so we’re all going to believe that,” he says, wrapping his arms around me. I feel him sigh as he breathes in my scent. I wrap my arms around him and hold him, letting him take strength from the mate bond.

“What do you have planned for today?” he asks.

“I thought I’d go see Christy. I don’t know if I can help her, but I have some understanding of what she went through,” I tell him.

I’m surprised when he smiles at me, gently running his hand over my hair.

“What is that look for?” I ask.

“You act like a Beta female, even though you haven’t accepted the position yet.”

I blow out a breath. “I think the position is even more scary than being mated to you,” I say.

“Hopefully the idea of being mated to me isn’t as scary as it used to be,” he says, his voice hopeful.

I shake my head no. Then I run my fingers through his hair, smiling when he leans into my touch and closes his eyes. “You may very well be the most patient man I’ve ever met.”

He opens his eyes and looks at me. “If having you as my mate is the prize, I can be patient for as long as is necessary.”

Damn. He’s such a good man and he deserves a woman who isn’t tainted like I am, but he doesn’t care what happened to me in my previous pack. He just wants to love me.

“I got pretty lucky when the Moon Goddess paired me with you,” I say.

“I feel pretty damn lucky too,” he says, leaning down to kiss me softly.

Because I trust him and because I know he needs it, I lean into him, encouraging him to deepen the kiss. He does, his arms wrapping more tightly around me, but he doesn’t rush the kiss. It’s soft and gentle and so very sweet that it brings tears to my eyes.

When he finally pulls back, he wipes the tears from my cheeks.

“You know, if you cry when I kiss you, I’m going to take it personally.”

I laugh, looking down at his chest. “It’s because you make me feel so special. You make me feel things that I never thought I would ever feel with someone. But I do with you,” I say, looking up at him.

“Good, because you are special. You’re special to me.”

We hold each other a bit longer, before he kisses the top of my head. “What did my sweet mate bring me for lunch?”

“I made you some meatloaf and mashed potatoes.”

“Is it YOUR meatloaf recipe?” he asks excitedly.

“As if I would bring you someone else’s,” I tease.

“Ahh, I can’t wait. If you go to the hospital, let me know how Luna Kennedy is doing.”

“I will. Eat some food. And uh … I’ll come see you tonight.”

“I’ll wait up for you,” he says, smiling. He walks me to the door and watches me as I walk down the hall. His sweet gesture makes me smile and I wonder if it’s finally time, time to agree to let Beta Kier mark me as his mate officially.

I think about that as I walk to the pack hospital. When I arrive, I see several warriors and omegas sitting in the waiting room, hoping to see our Luna.

“Any news?” I ask.

“She woke up, talked to Alpha Quirin, then fell back to sleep. This time she’s sleeping like she’s supposed to be according to Luna Yara,” Susie says to me.

I turn, going in search of Luna Yara.

“You can’t see her. Alpha Quirin is keeping her quiet for now,” Susie says.

“I was going to go sit with Christy,” I tell her.

“Oh,” she says, then waves me over, away from the other warriors in the room. They glance at us, curious what she’s doing, but they don’t say anything.

“Leo’s with her,” she says when we’re far enough away.

“What? Why?” I ask. All of the omegas know that he rejected her. We all had to cover her shifts while she suffered from the broken mate bond. It’s a lot harder for omegas than it is for others and Christy suffered for days before she was able to come back to work.

“I don’t know but Luna Yara has allowed it, so there’s not much I can do about it,” she tells me.

I nod. “I’m going to go see Christy and Leo can go screw himself for all I care.”

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