Filed to story: The Packs Doctor Novel Free PDF Online (Yara & Warren)
“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.”
“Get behind me, Trena,” Bradley says, gently pushing her behind his back.
“You’re the injured one, Bradley,” she growls softly. He ignores her.
I look at Laney. “Ready?”
“Let’s do this,” she says. We walk up to the front door and I nod for Laney to kick it in. I’m not risking that someone is on the other side waiting to attack.
She does then quickly moves aside as I stand in the doorway, ready for someone to leap out at me, but
no one does. The pungent scent of fear increases now that the door is open.
“Hello?” I call again.
“YOU KILLED HIM!” a woman screams, leaping at me from the shadows.
Before I can grab her, Bradley’s big hand grabs her by the throat, holding her in the air.
“Calm down!” he growls.
“Lina, calm down. What are you doing?” Trena asks her.
“Trena? We thought you were dead.”
“I’m not dead. Who’s in charge here?”
Bradley sets her down but doesn’t release her throat. Lina scoffs. “Well, that’s the question, isn’t it? No one’s left. It’s just us.”
‘We’re clear in the back, Gamma,’ one of my warriors says.
I nod at Laney to enter along with the men I have with me.
“Where’s Gamma Darius?” Trena asks.
“Dead. They’re all dead. We felt all of their tethers break, including Alpha Simon’s not long ago. So are you here to kill us then?” she snarls.
“No. We’re here to bring you back to our pack or offer for you the option of joining Alpha Harold’s pack. You have the option of going rogue, but I wouldn’t recommend that,” I tell her.
‘Mostly terrified omegas and pups inside, Haynes,’ Laney’s voice says in my mind.
“Trena, can you go inside and talk to the omegas. Let them know that we’re willing to take them into our pack,” I say. She heads inside leaving Bradley and I to speak to this woman who must have taken charge of the pack.
“Are you going to let go of me now?” she growls at Bradley.
“Are you going to stop trying to attack my Gamma, now?” Bradley retorts.
“How many warriors are left?” I ask her.
“Only those of us who were unable to fight,” she says. “Most of them are near death because they lost their mates.”
“Our Luna can help them,” I say.