The Pack's Doctor - Chapter 157: Chapter 157

Kennedy
Wendy needed another night in the hospital. Between all of us, we made sure that she was never alone. I was surprised that Henry also wanted to spend time with her, choosing to stay behind even when Alpha Harold and Luna Farrah returned to their pack.
Connor and Madison returned to the pack the same day as Harold and Farrah, needing to make sure that everything was in order, and Yorick chose to return with them. The following day, my parents carefully packed Wendy into the car and I hugged my family goodbye.
“Next time I’m here, I hope to see a fully functional hospital,” my mother said smiling. She and I talked about my conversation with Quirin. She hugged me, telling me that communication is very important in a relationship. I know she’s right. Now I just need to convince my mate that he needs to listen to me. Of course, my mother told me that I need to do a better job of communicating as well. I guess Quirin and I both have work to do.
Later that night, the others returned back to the pack. The feeling in the pack is different now. What had begun to feel calm and relaxed, now feels strained. There seems to be a division between the pack members, those who have accepted me and those who haven’t.
I know Quirin feels it too, but since no one has outwardly said anything against me, he hasn't disciplined anyone. I ordered what I needed for the hospital, excited when Quirin told me that everything had been approved and ordered. He wanted to make sure that I knew that I hadn’t overspent the pack’s money. Although how that would be possible with all those zeros in our bank account is beyond me, but I'm glad to know that it didn't impact our pack's financial situation.
He also got the pack warriors to start tearing out the old showers in the hospital and retiling them. Beta Kier ordered shower gel and shampoo dispensers that will be sealed into the walls and can easily be filled by omegas when needed. After speaking to him, we decided to order commercial size vats of the shampoo and shower gel, so that we have plenty on hand to refill the dispensers.
“You want to tell me what’s going on with you and Arianna?” I finally ask him. I’ve caught the two of them spending more time together recently but neither of them have made an official announcement about being mates.
I watch the smile he tries to hide spread across his face. “You figured out that she’s my mate?”
“That was pretty obvious. She makes you special food every single day.”
He shrugs. “Not obvious to most people. Even Alpha Quirin doesn’t know. But, well, she came from a pack that mistreated her. I’ve been giving her time to adjust to being mated to me so that she wouldn’t reject me outright. I don’t care that she’s an omega. I think she’s fantastic. After the last battle, she wanted to spend more time with me. She’s been sneaking into my room at night. Nothing is happening, but we both sleep better when she’s by my side.”
“Is there anything I can do to help her feel more comfortable?” I ask.
“I don’t think so, Luna. You haven’t had the life that most of us have had. A sexual relationship is terrifying for her. One day, when I know who hurt her, I will hunt them down and kill them,” he growls.
“You have my full support, not that you need it,” I say.
“It’s good to know that I have it, Luna,” he says, just as we hear a crash and snarling.
We both race to where the warriors are working on the bathroom.
“What the fuck is going on in here?” Kier demands as we watch Slater, his fists clenched and his chest heaving. Lane is getting up off the floor. Both men have blood coming from their busted lips, although both are already healing.
I realize the warriors are in two groups facing off against each other. The side with Slater and the others who left the pack and the side with Lane and the ones who remained.
“Do you want to tell him or should I?” Lane snarls, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.
Slater growls but doesn’t say anything, glaring at Lane.
“Fine,” Lane says, he turns to Kier to tell him but sees me standing there and obviously changes what he was going to say.
“He disrespected our Luna.”
“Is that so, Slater?” Kier says, his voice deadly calm. I’ve seen Kier support Quirin, I’ve seen him quickly take in a situation and assess that something is off or wrong, but I’ve never seen him look and sound lethal like he does right now.
“I said it before and I’ll say it again. She’s nothing more than a fucking peach. A sweet piece of puss...” That’s as far as he gets before Kier punches him in the face, knocking him out cold.
Arlo steps forward and Kier snarls menacingly, putting himself between me and Arlo. I’m surprised when I see several other warriors shift in my direction as well, as if they would protect me from their pack members.
“You’ve already been warned about disrespecting our Luna, Arlo. Are you really ready to take on your Alpha?”
“I’d like to know the answer to that as well,” Quirin’s voice says behind me. I turn and see him slowly striding into the room. I’ve known Quirin all my life. I’ve seen the way others avoid him because of the dangerous aura that he gives off. But I’ve never felt the menacing wave that is rolling off of him right now. For the first time in my life, I understand why so many people are afraid of my mate.
I watch as Arlo steps back, his neck raising in submission.
“Anyone else?” Quirin snarls. His focus is on the side of the room with the warriors who left the pack during my Luna ceremony. He must also realize that the others were protecting me. Every one of the warriors he’s focusing on raises their neck in submission.
“No, Alpha,” they mumble.
“Since you all seem to be so interested in causing problems, you must have too much time and energy. You all,” he says, pointing to the group with Lane, “are all excused from this project. The rest of you will finish this bathroom by the end of the week as you were previously instructed, and you will also continue your patrols as scheduled. If, after that, you still have anything to say about my mate and your Luna, then I suggest you bring it to me and we’ll discuss it.” The way he says ‘discuss’ makes me think that anything they have to say about me would end up with them looking like Slater who is still out cold on the floor.
“Lane, Kelvin, get this piece of shit to the cells. I’ll deal with him later,” Quirin says.
“Do you want me to take a look at him first, Quirin,” I ask him, knowing that he’s probably suffered a minor concussion from the punch Kier gave him.
Quirin gives me a side eye glance and I swear I see him sigh, like he thinks I’m being too nice by asking if I can help the man who just made derogatory statements about me.
“No, Kennedy. He doesn’t deserve your care. But Warrior Lane, if your mouth isn’t healed by the time you get Slater to the cells, come see your Luna.”
“Yes, Alpha,” he says, smiling at me as he passes me dragging Slater by one arm with Kelvin dragging him by the other.
Quirin stands looking at the group. “Well, get back to work,” he barks, before extending his arm to me. “Kennedy," he says, his tone more gentle.
I move to his side and his arm comes around me. When we step out of the bathroom area, he turns to Kier. “Did I miss anything else?”
“No,” he says, looking behind him. “But tensions keep getting higher. I think Arlo and Slater are the instigators, but I haven’t been able to catch them until now. Slater didn’t even pretend that what he said wasn’t derogatory.”
Quirin leans down and presses a kiss to the top of my head. “Have you decided on who you want to be your Luna Guard, Kennedy?”
“I was going to talk to them first and see if they were interested,” I say.
He nods. “Who’s your top choice?”
“Besides me, of course,” Kier says teasingly.
“Besides you, and even before today, I was thinking of Lane.”
“A good choice. I’ll talk to him and have him come see you. I don’t want you here alone with this group.”
“I can put some patrols around here, Alpha. Make sure there are others who are close in case they start something,” Kier says.
“Do it. I’m going to talk to these guys individually, let them know they’re skating on thin ice and that I won’t tolerate disrespect. I didn’t want to start throwing people out of the pack, but I will if I have to. And if Arlo or Slater open their mouths again, I’ll make an example out of them,” Quirin says.