Kids from One Alpha

Chapter 35: Resources
Logan made it to the hospital just as a van of the Moonshine wolves was showing up The nurses were running back and forth, h
elping the injured rogues into the waiting room. They were being seated
around the waiting room, but none of the nurses were following up with care. The Alpha went in to speak with the nurse at recepti
on. She was shuffling papers around and looked a little frazzled, trying to keep track of the number of Moonshine wolves that wer
e being accepted into the hospital. Logan didn‘t care about the numbers or their files or charts. He just wanted them gone as soo
n as possible. “Where is Adriana?” Logan asked the nurse at the reception desk. “She‘s in with the injured Night Sky members,” t
he nurse said. “What‘s your name?” Logan heard Serena asking behind him. He growled in the back of his throat.
“What are you doing?” he asked, moving to her side, without a backwards glance at the receptionist nurse. “Helping my patients,
” Serena said. Logan grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the waiting room and down the hall. “Ow!” Serena hissed, pulling aw
ay from him. “What is your problem?” “You can‘t treat them,” he told her. “They are prisoners, they stole form us!” Serena rolled h
er eyes.
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atients. I took an oath, to do no harm. By not treating those that need it, I am neglecting my oath,” she explained. Logan scoffed.
“What kind of nonsense is that?” Logan asked. Serena sighed. “Human world nonsense, apparently,” she said. Logan snorted a
humorless laugh. “Serena, they came into my territory, they attacked my field, raided my shed, tried to steal pack resources, and
injured my pack members,” he laid out flatly. “I‘m not wasting resources on
them in return!” “Logan, that is just petty!” she snapped. Logan raised an eyebrow at her. Was it ironic that she was calling him p
etty after he‘d mentally ranted about petty theft from Moonshine. “Maybe it is,” he said, shaking his head. “I don‘t care. They do n
ot get
treatment. None of them are fatally injured, and that means they will all survive. They don‘t get that pleasure of our hospitality.” S
erena rolled her eyes. “Logan,” he heard his mother say at his side. She was coming from one of the rooms with Adriana.
“What are you doing here, mom?” Logan asked. Flo smiled at him, touching his cheek.
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“I‘m still Luna, and I still respond to pack emergencies,” she reminded him. “Fortunately, this isn‘t a very big emergency.” “Right,”
he said with a nod. Serena was still glaring at him. From Adriana‘s look, it was clear they had heard the fight they were having. “L
ogan, it isn‘t the rogues‘ fault for following their Alpha‘s orders,” Adriana said, “That is the whole point of a chain of command.” Lo
gan scoffed, looking away from the three woman that were ganging up on him. “Can I please do my work?” Serena asked, motio
ning out to the waiting room.
“No!” Logan snapped, grabbing her arm when she tried to move again.
“Logan, you‘re being a little strict,” Flo said. Logan growled at his mother.
“There is no reason to waste expensive medical supplies on prisoners who aren‘t in mortal dangers,” he said. “Why is that so har
d to comprehend?” Serena rolled her eyes again. “Resources?” she asked. “You don‘t lack
for money, so replacing the medical supplies won‘t be a problem.” Logan gritted his teeth. How could she be so infuriating! Seren
a stepped away from him. He tried to grab her again, but Flo caught his hand. She pushed him away from Serena.
“Logan, look at me,” she demanded. Logan sighed, but he met his mother‘s eyes. She was using her all important ‘mom‘ voice. “
What?” he asked sharply. “Stop redirecting your anger,” she told him. “You‘re mad at Moonshine, not at Serena. You shouldn‘t ta
ke your anger out on her. You also shouldn‘t prevent her from doing her job.”
Logan sighed, pulling his arm from his mom‘s grasp.
“Fine,” he snapped. Flo took a half step back.
“Your temper is going to be your downfall,” she told him firmly.
“I‘ve got to get back to work,” Adriana said heading back down the hospital hallway to another patient room. “As for me, my dear
son, I‘m going to go home and check on the twins,” she
said. “You left them there alone!?” Logan asked, getting fired up again. Flo laughed and shook her head.
“No, no,” she said, shaking her head. “Dana is with them. I should go relieve her.” Logan nodded, sighing with relief. His other fe
ar was that she left them alone with Holly. Not that he thought Holly would hurt them, he just didn‘t think she‘d be a very attentive
or effective sitter. “Good call, go,” he said, nodding for her to leave. Logan tracked down Serena
who was cleaning out some leg wounds on the wolf
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Logan had dragged
out of the shed, The Moonshine rogues hadn‘t been given clothing, at Logan‘s request. Instead, they‘d been offered blankets so t
hey didn‘t have to be entirely exposed, but he hadn‘t wanted them to be too comfortable,
“Serena, I‘m sorry for snapping at you,” Logan said. She was crouched down on the floor, working on the wound,
“Yes, I‘m reeling from that new experience,” Serena said sarcastically without ever looking up. Logan chuckled to himself.
“You‘re right, the prisoners do deserve to be treated,” he said, following her to the next one after she bandaged the bite marks on
the prisoner‘s leg. “Thanks for the confirmation,” she said, the sarcasm still strong in her voice. Logan smirked at her, even thou
gh she wasn‘t looking at him.
“I guess it is a good thing that I have you and my mother around to talk some sense into me,” he
said. Serena finished with her patient and headed to the nurses‘ station, She took her gloves off and tossed out the bloodied wip
es she‘d used to clean wounds.
“No one was seriously injured,” she said. “You were right about that. As a doctor and healer, if you ever order me to ignore someo
Logan was taken aback by the harshness in her voice, by the threat that she made. He didn‘t doubt what she was saying. When s
all he could think about was the twins and never seeing them again. It was such a random thought to pop into his head.
Serena was making notes on a chart. Logan reached out and put his hand over hers, forcing her to put her pen down. “Serena, I‘m
the desire to protect your pack,” she said. “I understand the importance of preserving resources. But I am never going to ignore an
can help.”
“I know,” he said. “You‘re a better person than I am, because
you can remain calm in a situation like this and do your job.” “You can ease off on the flattery,” she told him, a ghost of a smile tou
him. “I‘ll see you at home.” Logan nodded as she walked away. He shook his head to himself. The way ‘home‘ sounded on her lips
Logan turned to the waiting room, looking at the prisoners that were now
bandaged and being offered water and food. He wasn‘t particularly happy about it, but he
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shoved those feelings aside. If he was going to beat Moonshine, he had to be better than their ruthless, illegitimate Alpha. He wou
that Night Sky was the superior pack, the warmer, friendlier, more supportive pack. What a pack should be!
He‘d accepted refugees before, and he would again if they truly
wanted to leave Moonshine. His territory was fortified. They would be safe there from Moonshine‘s illegitimate Alpha and the rogu
oriented race. Perhaps Moonshine could be defeated without war. All it would take would be for enough pack members to
jump ship.
If the numbers dwindled, there wouldn’t be enough of a pack left to protect their territory. It was a somewhat unrealistic
notion, but one that Logan wasn‘t ready to dismiss entirely. With new thoughts and plans formulating in his mind, he headed out o
hospital. Home, the twins and his mother were waiting for him. That was a good way to shed the bad feelings of the attack.