The Pack's Doctor

Stellan

As I walk to my car, wiping blood off my face from my broken nose, I pull out my phone.

"We have a problem," I say when Alpha Arden answers.

"What's that?"

"She found her mate. He's here at the Academy. You need to handle it or the contract is off and you know what that means."

He growls. "I knew I shouldn't have let her go. This is as much your fault as it is mine. You're the one who agreed to letting her go."

"And yet, you're the one who is going to fix it," I snarl into the phone before hanging up.

I get to my car and set the phone on the hood before pushing my nose back into

place so Dolph can begin healing me.

"We should have killed him,' he says.

'I'm not sure we could have. That was a lot of fucking rage,' I say.

'Well, you did instigate him. If someone had said that to us about Lila...'

"Hey, handsome. You're looking a little worse for wear."

I turn and see a very attractive, obviously Alpha, female walking over to me. "Not the best morning," I tell her.

She's the kind of woman who is used to using her seduction to get what she wants. If I hadn't met my mate, I'd take full advantage of whatever she intends to offer. But even without my mark on her, I already know that no one will feel as good as my mate when we're having sex.

"I could see that," she says leaning her hip against the car. "Are you Cyra's boyfriend?"

"Something like that," I say.

"Hmm. Well, I guess you realized that she and Yorick are pretty inséparable."

"Is there a point to this?" I ask, annoyed. Dolph is healing me, but I can still smell the blood that splattered on my clothes.

"I thought maybe we could help each other."

"Oh yeah, how's that?" I ask, my nose twitching as Dolph heals it.

"Well, you obviously don't like your girlfriend fucking other men and I want Yorick. I thought maybe we could work together."

I frown. The guy's attractive I guess, but he's fated to Cyra. There's no way he's giving her up for someone he's not fated to. Well, unless he has a reason, like I do.

"And what did you have in mind?" I ask her, reaching into my car and grabbing a clean shirt. I pull off the shirt I'm wearing watch as the woman licks her lips, openly staring at me while I change.

"I could be your eyes, let you know what's going on with them and you can make sure you break them up," she says.

"That's already in the works," I say grinning.

"Good to know. But if whatever you have doesn't work, wouldn't you want someone who can keep an eye on them for you?"

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She's right. I'm not sure Arden can figure this out. It would be good to know if Cyra thinks she's going to get out of this bond, It would be a mistake, bu better to know ahead of time.

"Alright. What's your name?" I ask her.

"Megan."

"Megan, I'm Stellan. What do you get out of this?"

"I just want Yorick. I don't like being told no."

"Alrighty then."

We exchange numbers, then I get in my car and head home. On the way, I call Christer and tell him what's going on. My father may have made the alliance bond with Alpha Arden, but my brother is the enforcer behind it. As the Alpha of our pack, he needs to know if this alliance bond isn't going to go through and if it doesn't, it would be up to him how to deal with Arden.

Wendy POV

I'm staring at my screen, frustrated. It's not like Stellan is a common name. If his name was Steve I would understand the struggle to find him, but I've searched every possible database I could find and even some that I didn't know existed until Hacker led me to them. But, I've only found one Alpha Stellan in the packs. Scratch that, I've only found one Stellan among any of the ranked members listed in the pack directories..

My chat pings and I smile as I see a message from Hacker. He's been a wonderful distraction from thinking about Alpha Henry. That and trying to get information about Cyra's pack have kept me busy and my mind occupied.

I did try to look up Hacker once, but he caught me and I felt so silly that I made up some excuse and he let it go, thankfully. But I'm dying to know what he looks like. Hacker: I see you're online, but you're not doing anything. Interesting reading? Me: No, I'm frustrated.

Hacker: Talk to me.

Me: I'm looking for an Alpha named Stellan. The only one I could find is a second son. I don't have a last name but it's not like it's a common name. Yorick insists that he's not a second son.

When I realized that Hacker knew who I was, it seemed silly to pretend Yorick wasn't my brother.

Hacker: Do you think your brother could be mistaken?

I stare at his words.

Me: I'm beginning to think that he is. But it doesn't make any sense. Why would a second son be in an alliance with an Alpha female?

Hacker: I might have an answer to that.

My fingers can't type fast enough.

Me: You got past the Teymoori firewall?

Hacker: Partially. I'm going to send you the info then text you the password.

I don't bother to ask how he knows my phone number. He's a hacker, and he's good at what he does.

He sends me the link and a second later I hear my phone ping with a text message. I get the password and enter it. When the information comes up. !

stare at the screen.

Hacker: Sphinx? Did you get it?

Me: Yeah.

I stare at what he sent me. This isn't what Yorick told me, so either he made assumptions or Cyra lied to him. Shit!

Hacker: Sphinx? You okay.

Me: I need to call my brother. Were you able to find the alliance bond yet? Hacker: No, but now that I'm past the firewalls, it will be easier. I'll guide you through it if you want me to.noveldrama

Hell yeah I do!

Me: I need to make a phone call first.

Hacker: Ping me when you're back.

I pick up my phone. I know he could listen in if he wanted to, but something in our interactions feels like Hacker is keeping things level between us. He's not stand- offish exactly, but he's careful not to push too far into my personal life. Since he knows who I am, I'm sure he knows I'm underage so he's probably being extra careful for that reason.

I dial Yorick's number. It takes three rings before he answers.

"This isn't a good time," my brother growls.

"This is important,” I tell him.

I hear a female voice say she'll be right back and then a door closes.

"Are you okay, Yorrie?" I ask. My brother never gets ruffled like this.

"No," he says, and I hear him take a deep breath. "What do you need, Wen?"

"I have information for you," I say and lay it out for him.

"You're sure?"

"Positive. I'm so sorry, Yorick."

"I need to go."

"Call me if you need to talk," I say.

"Thanks, Wen. I may take you up on that."

I stare at the phone for a moment, then turn back to my computer.

Me: Let's find that alliance agreement.

Hacker: Follow me,

my

little Padawan.

I chuckle at the Star Wars reference.

Me: Show me the way, Obi-Wan.