The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 187 Quirin I cawake feeling disoriented. Something is wrong, or... not wrong, just off? Unexpected? What the fuck? I'm never this disoriented. And why is my bed so fucking hard? And where is my mate? I can smell her. She's nearby.

I force my eyes to open and immediately wince as the light aboveshines in my eyes. Why is there a light above me? Where the fuck am I? "There he is." I hear Luna Yara say and a moment later she's beside me. I know this positioning, I'm in a hospital. Am i still recovering from the bear attack? No, that can't be right. I didn't just dream my life, did 1? "Where's Kennedy?" I ask, more harshly than is necessary.

"Bathroom. She'll be right back. How are you feeling?" she asks me.

I feel fine, just disoriented.

"Why am I in the hospital?" I ask, realizing that I don't feel like I have any injuries, and I'm completely dressed except for my shoes.

"What do you remember, Quirin?" she asksin her gentle way.

"Hey," I hear my mate's sweet voice. In a quick motion, I'm up and turning to the sound of her voice. I get off the bed and look her over quickly before pulling her into my arms.

"What's wrong? Why are we here? Why am I in a hospital bed? I'm not injured." She takes my face in her hands and holds my gaze. "Breathe for me, Quirin." I keep my arms around her waist and take a deep breath of her citrus and mint scent, letting it calm the turmoil inside me. What is wrong with me? "You passed out, Quirin," she says softly.

"I... what? I never pass out." "You were a bit... shocked and maybe overwrought?" she says, watching me.

Overwrought? I don't get worked up about anything. The only thing that ever makesnervous or anxious is Kennedy and how she feels about me. I frown at her. Did we have a fight? No, we wouldn't be in the hospital if we did. I blink at her while she holds my gaze.

And then it hitslike a fucking tsunami. I look down at her stomach. "Oh shit." "Easy, Quirin. Do I need to call Warren back in here?" Yara asks, coming to put her hand on my shoulder.

'Get your fucking shit together! Our mate is pregnant with our pups, pups that we filled her with, and you're passing out on her!' Raif growls in my mind.

I take a deep breath, watching my mate as worry flickers across her face. That, more than anything, makescalm myself.

"Four?" She nods.

"Do we know if they're boys or girls?" Stupid question. It doesn't fucking matter. Four mouths to feed is two more than my 1/4 Chapter 187 mate can nurse at any one time.

"Mom says in about a week we should be able to tell. She thinks I'm three to four weeks along" "Three to four, but then..." Holy fucking shit! I got her pregnant with four pups on her birthday? 'It might have been after you finally stopped holding back on her. We were pretty pent up by then, Raif smirks. She smiles at me, probably seeing Raif in my eyes.

"What does Raif say?" she asks.

"Raif's pretty proud of the prolific bastard he is,” I say and she bursts out laughing.

"Are you going to be okay?" she asks me. I pull her into my arms, holding her to me, careful not to squeeze her too tightly.

"First, I should be asking you that. Second, as long as I have you, I'll be perfect. But you know I'm going to need a LOT of help with this. One was exciting but still scary. But, four? Kennedy, what the fuck are we going to do with four?" I ask her. "Probably not sleep much. Mom and I were talking while you were unconscious, and we had an idea." "How long was I out?" I ask.

"About an hour," she says.

I kiss the top of her head. "How do you feel about all of this?" "Terrified, excited. Mostly I was worried about how you would respond. I know it's a lot and you said you never expected to have pups, and now, you're going to have an entire family in about four months." "What about Echo? What about you? Are you physically able to carry this many pups, Kennedy? Do I need to worry about losing you? Losing them?" The idea of losing my pups, pups I only just learned I have, already makesfeel nauseous. I may be terrified of them, but I want them. I want all four of them. And the thought of losing my mate...

I turn, looking for Luna Yara, but I realize she stepped out to give us sprivacy. I scoop Kennedy up and put her on the bed before rushing to the door. Luna Yara is right outside, talking to Warren.

"Can we talk to you?" "Of course, Quirin. I was just giving you a few moments alone," she says, walking toward me. I look at Warren. "Thank you for being here for me.” "That's what family is for, Quirin. And when everything else finally hits you, don't worry. Yara and I will be around to help you. You don't have to figure this out on your own." I don't know what he's talking about, but I nod and step back into the room, focusing on Yara.

"What about Echo? Is Kennedy in danger of losing our pups? Is she able to carry our pups to term while Echo is silent?" I ask her.

"So, I believe, and Annika agrees, that poor Echo is working herself too hard trying to protect four pups while she's still healing herself. I do believe that she'll get strong enough to return and I've talked to Kennedy about what I think you and Raif can do to help her cforward." I reach out and take Kennedy's hand. "We'll do whatever we need to do to make sure Kennedy and our pups are safe." "I know you will. You're a wonderful mate. And obviously a very passionate one,” she says. I frown as her lips twitch like I missed ssort of joke. When I look at Kennedy, she's shaking her head at her mother.

2/4 "It's a good thing that I'll be here for a while. I intend to put Kennedy on bedrest toon, especially if Echo doesn't cback at full strength. While I believe that Echo is probably using her strength to protect the pups, I don't want to risk Kennedy getting injured and being unable to heal. You're a tall woman, Kennedy, and an Alpha female, but four pups is a lot. Two was a lot for me. Four will be even harder, especially since it's your first tgiving birth. I want to set up a special delivery room just for Kennedy, but we may have to do a Cesarian section if your pups aren't in a good alignment to deliver. We can talk more about that as the pregnancy progresses, but I want you to be aware of sof the things that I'm thinking about and will be monitoring for in the future." "Whatever you need, no matter the cost, do it. I want my mate and my pups safe and healthy" I say.

"Okay. I'll keep you informed and I'll want to see Kennedy at least once a week. For now, you can go Warren's been listening to your pack. He thinks they've moved to northwest quadrant of your pack lands, so it should be fine for you to return to the packhouse safely." I'd forgotten about Slater. He's nothing, not even worth the pack's tor energy. Kennedy is everything. I lean forward and kiss her, pouring all of my love for her, all of my passion as Yara put it, behind the kiss. I don't pull away until she whimpering and clinging to me.

"I want to tell the pack. And we need to get more guards for you. And we need to talk about your thoughts on how we can manage four pups. And we need... oh, holy mother Moon Goddess. We need EVERYTHING!" "Dad said he'll help. And he will. I think he's pretty excited. Plus, I know Yana and Yvonne will want to help babysit, maybe Wendy too. But my idea was more permanent." I stroke her cheeks, thinking about how wonderful my life is, how much it has changed in such a short amount of tand how much it will continue to change in the future. All for the better.

"What's your idea?" Since I need to touch her, I lean forward, rubbing my face against hers as Raif pushes forward.

"What do you think of making Christy our full-tnanny? It would give her a strong place in the pack and an important role. I thought it might help her to gain sconfidence and maybe help her to heal. She'll spend her days on the Alpha floor in the beginning, giving her a sense of safety when she returns to the pack. We can even make up a room for her at the end of the hall if she wants it temporarily." Of course my mate has the perfect solution, not only to help us with our pups, but also to help our pack member.

"Have I mentioned how perfect you are? How much I love you? How much I want you?" I growl, making her giggle.

"I'm pretty sure the pack is going to realize just how much you wantwhen we tell them I'm having quadruplets."

"You know, I've heard that when your mate is pregnant with a girl, her scent gets even stronger.fucking hope at least one of these pups is a girl and if so, you'd better be prepared for your greedy mate who can't get enough of you." I smile as her scent spikes, and she wraps her legs around me. I lift her off the table, still rubbing my face against hers.

"Are you ready to tell the pack? Because after that, we're going to fucking celebrate. If you thought I was passionate before, you haven't seen anything yet." "I am definitely ready to celebrate," she says, nipping at my chin.

I reach out in the mind link to Kier.

'Alpha, is everything okay?' 'What's going on with Slater?' 'I'm not sure if the pack was just really angry and venting their frustration on him, or if he was weaker than I thought, but 3/4 Chapter 187 he's not going to last much longer.

90% +45 Good, tell the pack I have an important announcement. Finish him off and have them wash up. Meet us in the packhouse in thirty minutes.'

It quiet a moment and then he's back.

'Do you mind if we toss him off the overhang? It was the warriors' idea. A bit of justice since that's where Jasper got Luna." 'Fine by me. Thirty minutes." 'See you then,' he says.

I take my mate's mouth again, knowing I have a few extra minutes before heading to the packhouse.

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