The Pack's Doctor novel Chapter 89

Chapter 89: Gammas.

Haynes.

As we drive to Simon's pack, I look over at my mate. She's staring out the window and I can feel her nervousness through our bond.

"What's on your mind, beautiful?"

She turns and looks at me, smiling bashfully. She's used to worrying on her own without anyone noticing or caring. She's still struggling with me being in her mind, constantly focused on her thoughts and emotions. She loves it when we're in bed together, but at times like this, she forgets, and I think it embarrasses her to get caught.

"Have you ever done anything like this before?" she asks me.

"Nope, I've never been a Gamma before. Just a warrior, like you."

She turns, looking back out the window.

"You didn't answer my question," I say. I'm glad that it's just us. I wouldn't be so direct if there were others in the van with us. But since we had to bring so many vans, we doubled up and I made sure that my mate came with me.

"How do you know we won't be attacked when we arrive?" she asks.

I shrug. "I don't. We might, but I doubt there are very many warriors left and any that are left will be young, too inexperienced to have fought with Simon, or suffering from a broken mate bond. There could be other warriors left to patrol the pack, that's possible, but I doubt it.

Simon was focused on getting our Luna. He doesn't strike me as the type of Alpha that cared about his pack."

"So you're not worried about possibly walking into a fight?" she asks.

I shrug. "How is that any different than what our lives have been like until now? Why, are you nervous about it?"

I watch as she thinks through my question. I feel the turmoil in her. She likes knowing what she's walking into and the not knowing is making her n e r v o u s .

"What's the worst thing that could happen?" I ask.

She turns and looks at me and now I understand the fear.

"I could lose you," she says, barely above a whisper.

I take her hand and pull it to my mouth, kissing it while watching the road.

"I'm not Noelle, Laney. I'm a strong warrior and I know you've spent a large portion of your life trying to keep her safe, but you don't have to worry about me. I'm not going anywhere. My life has improved dramatically since I met you. I'm not giving that up. I'm not letting some asshole take me out now, just when I've found you and I finally get a taste of the life that I've always wanted. No way that's happening. I have too much to live for now, and not only that, but I have a kick-ass mate who I know will always have my back. So, even if someone gets past me, there's no way they're getting past her," I say, smiling when I see her lips twitching.

"Yeah, she is pretty awesome," she says, chuckling.

"She's the most incredible woman I've ever met," I say seriously. "And that's impressive considering who our Luna is."

I feel her settle as we talk. The fear is still there, but it's not at risk of overwhelming her. My mate likes to be in control, and in the bedroom I'm happy to oblige. But in the real world, that's not always possible. I need her focused on what's going on today, not worried about me and making mistakes because she's too busy trying to protect me rather than protecting herself.

When we pull up to the gates of Simon's pack, it's quiet. I roll down the windows, listening. There's no one here and I don't hear any patrols either.

'Anyone hear anything?' I ask in the mind link.

'No, Gamma,' I get from each car.

'Stay alert, I say as I pull into the pack lands. Laney rolls down her window and we listen. I know the others behind us are doing the same.

Luna Yara convinced Trena to come with us. She hadn't wanted to, but when she said she would, Bradley insisted on coming along too. He's not going to let anything happen to Trena, not going to let anyone say anything bad about her, but we need her to let the others know that we're not here to kill them.

"This is creepy," Laney says as we pull up to the packhouse. It's still eerily quiet here.

"Stay alert," I say to her as I get out, looking around. I can smell stale food and fear. Lots of fear.

"Do you know if Alpha Simon is dead yet?" Laney asks quietly, walking to stand beside me.

"I would guess that if he isn't, that he will be soon. It took us just over an hour to get here and I'm pretty sure Alpha wasn't going to wait to kill him. Maybe that's why it's so quiet."

I look at Trena as she walks up. I can see that her eyes are haunted being back here. I hate that she has to face this, but it's necessary and she's a tough woman. She wouldn't be mated to Bradley if she wasn't.

"What do you think?" I ask her.

I watch as her focus changes and the haunted look becomes more calculating. "I think the omegas are terrified, worried that we're here to kill them, but someone has taken charge and told them to hide. That's who you need to worry about," she says.

"Any ideas who that might be?" Bradley asks. He's still not one hundred percent, but I know he'll fight if it comes to it.

"His Gamma, maybe. I'm not sure if he's still alive or not. I doubt the Lead Warrior is alive. He'd have been with Simon."

"Hello!" I call out. Nothing.

"They don't do booby-traps here, right?" I ask Trena.

"Not to my knowledge," she says.

I turn and look at the warriors behind me. "You five, in the back, the rest of you, with me."