The Healer

Chapter 33

Ronin POV

I step into my closet to get dressed as I hear my uncle in my head.

“Ronin, come to my office” I rolled my eyes and continued pulling up my jeans. I grabbed a dark blue collared polo and pulled it over my head. I grabbed my boots and walked out. I sat on my bed to don my boots, when I felt a hand glide up my back. I smiled to myself and finished tying my bootstrings.

“Good morning, Alpha” A sultry voice greeted me as I turned to find my girlfriend, Missy, still naked in bed. I stare at her with a flirtatious grin as I slide the sheet away from her to expose her body to me.

“A good morning, it is.” I leaned over and took a n****e into my mouth and bit it gently as I continued to kiss across her chest to the other one. Missy closed her eyes and dropped her head back moaning in delight.

“Ahh Alpha! Didn’t get enough last night, hmm?” She brought her hand up to run through my hair but thought better of it and dropped it down to my shoulder. “I’m guessing you were called by your uncle?” she asked, opening her eyes, and gazed back at me. I released her n****e with a pop and sat upright. I frowned as I nodded in frustration at her statement.

“Yes, he linked me an hour ago. I can’t imagine what nonsense he has for me now. Perhaps something about my progress on rehabilitation? My guess is that he will put me through the ringer to test me before becoming Alpha. Even though the title is mine, he is only a temporary stand in until I can prove I’m ready. I swear the old fool is just being an ass because he thinks he holds all the power. I can’t wait until I’m Alpha! He will be sorry for putting me through all this bullsh*t!” I seethe in anger as I pace the room. I turn to look at Missy when I feel her arms wrap around me and her head on my chest.

“Ronin, my Alpha. Calm yourself. You know what you must do, unfortunately, it must be done to appease your uncle to take the title. I am just as pissed off at that old man for keeping it from you, but I know you will knock them on their asses and become the incredible Alpha you are!” I smiled down at her and ran my fingers through her beautiful curly blond hair. I placed my hands on either side of her head and leaned down to kiss her lips softly. Her hands slid down my back and held on to my waist. I could feel myself getting excited and knew that I needed to stop. My uncle was waiting for me, and I knew that if I didn’t show up soon, he’d come looking for me and I really didn’t want him to find me here, with Missy, being more active than I let on. I pulled back from her sweet lips and gazed into her eyes. She is beautiful. I may even make her my Luna when I take my title. I have a feeling that’s what she’s hoping for, but I won’t lead her on. I will make my decision when the time comes.

“I know I can always count on you to be by my side.” I nipped at her nose as she wiggled it and smiled.

“Always, my Alpha” I gave her one last kiss and left the room. Heading down the stairs to the first floor Alpha office, I passed a few she-wolves along the way. One of them I knew was turning eighteen in a week and the other was eighteen over a month ago. Both would look just fine lying in my bed, underneath me, writhing in pleasure as I took them over and over all night. I grinned at them as I stepped past and heard them giggle behind me. I could smell hints of lavender and exotic fruits. Very tempting, but Uncle Colton was waiting. I’ll have to catch up with them later.

I stopped before the office door and looked back down the hallway and saw the black haired one looking at me over her shoulder. Sending me a seductive wink, she disappeared around the corner. I grinned to myself as I knocked on the door. I pictured her beneath me screaming my name just as the door was opened and I saw Beta Raymond standing in the doorway, glaring at me. I walked past him into the office and took a seat in front of the large desk where my uncle was signing paperwork.

“Uncle. You called?” I sat with one leg balanced over the other knee and my hands clasped behind my head. He continued with his papers without a word until he finished them all and then placed his pen down before lifting his eyes to meet mine.

“You will address me as Alpha while you are in my presence.” He stared at me with no emotion. I was beginning to get annoyed at his arrogance. I had to keep myself calm and not blow up on him.

“Alpha Colton, what is the need for such an early meeting?” I said nonchalantly. He peered at me a moment before answering.

“I have been watching you recover from your injuries and have been quite impressed. Your physical strength is returning to somewhat normal.” I nodded in response as I waited for him to continue, sensing there was a “but” coming. I raised my eyebrows in question as he leaned into his desk and laced his fingers together.

“What concerns me, is not your physical state, but your mental state.” I had to keep my anger at bay as he arrogantly passed judgement on me while holding my title over my head.

“What is wrong with my mental state? I don’t see any problems here.”

“I am not so sure that your mind is…. stable yet. I feel there are still some things holding you back.” I was grinding my jaw so tight, I felt it was going to shatter any minute. How dare he question my mind! Of course, I’m not going to be back to complete normalcy, my father just f*cking died burning to death in a fire! How am I supposed to get over that! If ever! This was his own brother; how can he be so calm about it? It seems he’s only worried about his current title of Alpha, albeit only temporarily, he doesn’t want to lose it. What an assh*le!

“I thought your title was Alpha, not doctor!” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing! This man is grating on my final nerve. It’s time to end this now. “There is nothing wrong with my mental state. I have been and still am mourning the loss of my father! The true alpha to this pack. I was set to take over when he retired. Now that he is gone, I am next in succession to Alpha. If you have a problem with that, I suggest you take it up with the council. We are done here!” I stood from the chair and took a step towards the door before his next words had me frozen in place.

“No, I don’t think so.” I slowly turned to face him and found him standing at the desk.

“You wanna repeat that?” I leaned in with one ear ready to listen to his next line of bullsh*t.

“You heard me, pup. You will not be Alpha. Not until I decide you are more stable.” I could not even conceive the words this man was spewing. I stood there deathly still absorbing the words he said to me. Shaking my head, I had no idea what to say to that. “I have asked a healer to come and evaluate your mental health.” I immediately spun on my heels and gave my uncle the hardest glare I could. He was actually holding my title hostage until I was seen by a healer. A healer who knows me from sh*t, who is going to evaluate me and judge my mental health!? A healer who knows nothing about what I am going through. What does he know about being an Alpha?!

“You have got to be kidding me! You want me to be evaluated by a healer who doesn’t know the first thing about me or being an Alpha? And he is going to pass or fail me? He is going to have say over whether or not I can become the Alpha?” My mind was racing, and I had no idea what to do. There is something else there. It appears to me that he is doing everything in his power to keep me from being Alpha. He has no loyalty or ties to this pack. This pack was my mother’s pack. She lived here, she grew up here! When her father retired, he handed the pack down to the next heir who was my mother, but woman do not lead packs, so it by default went to her mate. My father was Alpha blood born, so he was meant to lead, and he did with a firm hand, and warm heart. I cannot lose the pack to someone who has no feelings toward its members. I must fight for it and protect my people! This is absolutely absurd!

“Yes” My eyebrows shot up into my hairline as I stared open mouthed at him. I was so close to losing my sh*t on him, but nothing would come out of my mouth.

“And, I have the backing of the council on this. You will be seen by the Healer; you will cooperate, and you will not fight me on this. You have no choice in the matter. Either you accept this, or you lose your title. Am I clear?” He gave no room for argument. I could not say anything. Either I go along with this Healer, or I lose my title. My mind is still trying to wrap itself around all of this and understand it. He knows I’m having a hard time dealing with the loss of my father, and now he is using it against me! I always knew that he wanted the title. He forever felt that he should have been next in line to the title rather than me. Me being the Alpha’s son, I was automatically next to take over. I always knew he wanted to be Alpha, even fought my dad on it several times, but dad never gave in. He was going to give it to me, until the day he died, when he said I had to find my mate before he would resign. Nobody was aware of his decision except he and I. Dad is now dead and I’m not going to tell anyone of his wishes. I think it was time to take what belongs to me and lead my pack like it should’ve been from the beginning.

“I will be having a meeting to decide when the Healer should come. As soon as I know, I will let you know. You will treat him with respect and cooperate to all ends! That is all. Dismissed” He finished and sat back down to continue with his work. I just stood there in shock at what had just happened. I was about to retort with some very colorful metaphors until Beta Raymond grabbed my arm and pulled me out the door and shut it in my face. The nerve! I stormed off down the hall and outside. I ran towards the forest and shifted, shredding my clothes in the process. I needed a run to calm myself before I did something I won’t regret, but it’ll certainly put me farther away from my title. I need to think of a way out of this. I had no intention of meeting the Healer.