Alpha River scooped my mother up and raced towards the pack doctor at breakneck speed. Yet, having only just released the mate bond, we were both utterly drained. It took us a considerable while to finally deliver her to the pack doctor's cabin.
This time, however, it was serious. The pack doctor told me to brace myself: her old wolf was already very weak. Fortunately, she had been brought in promptly, so there was still a chance. Yet the treatment would require vast quantities of precious herbs.
I had always known my mother's treatment would demand considerable resources and had long prepared myself mentally.
When Alpha River first asked me to be his mate, he promised to provide all the medicinal herbs needed for her treatment, including those from our tribe and my mother's own reso
