The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 196

Yorick

"Happy Birthday!"

The crowd of family, pack members, and neighboring Alphas all wisha happy birthday.

"You've got this," Wendy, my sister, says in my ear before stepping away from me. | just told her my plans for the

next year. | intend to announce it to my father and brother, Connor, the current Alpha, tonight.

"Yorick!" my youngest sister, Yvonne, part of the second set, of twins that my parents had, says, running over.

She's thirteen but she launches herself into my arms, confident that I'll catch her. As the youngest, she's right.

None of us have ever dropped her.

"Unh!" I grunt. "You're getting a bit too old for that, Vonny," | tell her.

"Quirin never complains," she says, referencing my older sister's mate. Now that he and Kennedy have found

their way together, he's quickly becoming the ‘favorite’ brother for my youngest brother and sister.

"Quirin has a pack of pups that are constantly crawling all over him, so what's one more," | say as | put her back

on her feet.

"You used to be fun, Yorick," she says, sticking her tongue out at me.

"| still love you, Big Bro," Yana says, hugging me. "Happy birthday!"

| go around the room, saying hello to my family, my friends, Alpha Quirin, Alpha Henry, his father, Alpha Harold,

and several others from his pack who originally cfrom ours.

| get quite a few offers from she-wolves on ways | can spend the rest of my birthday, all of which I politely

decline.

When everyone is having a good time, Connor approaches me.

"So, have you finally decided to agree to my offer?" he asks me, handinga drink we look out over the

partiers.

"Actually, | won't be accepting your offer, Connor," | say, pulling out my acceptance letter.

He frowns and his frown only deepens as he reads the letter.

"Dad! Did you know about this?" he asks, holding up my letter.

"What is it?" my father asks, carrying Kennedy's daughters Kaylee and Kendra who are hanging on him. Those

two will most likely end up at the Warrior Academy one day. They're both very much like their father and even at

two years old, these girls love nothing more than to spar and spar hard. Considering they're half of Kennedy's

quads, you'd think all four were the same, but no. The other two are just like Kennedy; sweet, quiet, and

studious.

Connor hands my father my acceptance letter as | harass my nieces, getting them

to swat and punch atwhile they hold on to my father.

"Yorick? When did you apply?" my father asks me.

"About six months ago."

"And you never said anything?" Connor asks, looking hurt.

"Connor, you've always known your path. You always knew the pack would be yours. I'm an Alpha with no

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"You have THIS pack! | need you," he says.

"No, you don't. You've made a space forand maybe Wade will be happy to accept it when he's older, but I'm

too much like you

and Dad. | need to make my way in this world, Connor. | don't want a handout from you. | want to know that

wherever | end up, | did it on my own merits, by proving myself."

"You never had to prove yourself to me, Yorick. | know who you are. | trust you, | love you, and | want you to

remain part this pack," Connor says sadly.

"And | love you for that, but | have to do this for me,” I tell him just as Quirin comes up and expertly swings his

daughters off of my father's back and onto his. "What's going on?" he asks.

My father hands Quirin the letter and looks at me.

"Are you sure about this son?"

"I've never been more sure of anything, Dad."

| look at Quirin. "This is impressive, Yorick. It's not easy to get into the Academy. | think they only accept like,

what, twenty applicants every year?" He looks at my brother. "I'm sure Connor isn't going to agree with me, but |

get it. And | think everyone should be proud of you for doing this. Just being accepted at the Academy is an

accomplishment. | never told anyone, but | applied when | was seventeen. | was turned down."

"What? Are you serious?" | ask.

"I am," he says. Quirin is one of the strongest Alphas I've ever met. Dad and Connor and even Henry are strong

Alphas, but Quirin has had to scrape for everything he's accomplished in his life, and it's made him more ruthless

than anyone in my family or Henry's. It makes him a stronger fighter, in my opinion.

Connor looks ata moment, then turns to the group. "Attention everyone! | have an announcement to make!"

The room goes quiet and he looks at me. "My brother has been accepted at the Warrior Academy!"

Everyone in the room begins to cheer. | see the shock on my mother's face and several others as Connor waves

for quiet.

"| won't say that I'm not disappointed

that he's leaving us and | hope ks

hell that hell return Yeh He's done

WitHschaSY But | couldn't be more

proud of my little brother,” he says,

raising his glass. "To Yorick!" The

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"To Yorick!" everyone says.

| spend the rest of the evening talking

to everyone about teAgademy let

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Over those weeks, | pack my bags, making sure that | don't leave anything undone before | go.

When it's finally tforto leave,

my entire family comes to Be om

goodbye. | fee] py, tHréat tighten as |

shy Hoddbse to everyone one at a

time, finally hugging my mother, who

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Last but not least, | say goodbye to Wendy.

"Remember your promise," | say to her.

"You remember yours. I'll keep my promise if you keep yours," she says.

"Deal."

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Then | get in my car, honk my horn and drive off, excited to be heading to a new chapter of my life and possibly

a

completely different life than the one I've been leading up until now.

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