The One 44


    Chapter 44: Nikki


    Hunter


    I’m letting Sophie take the lead with these females, not only so they can see that I respect her, but


    also because I know they are afraid of me, even though I’m obviously mated.


    “We’re happy to have you, Allison, Letti, and Nikki. Now, which one of you is injured and how


    badly?” Sophie asks.


    Once again, I’m thrilled that my mate is an Alpha. The reasons behind the scent of blood aren’t


    always easy to detect among lower ranked wolves. Sometimes, a warrior might think that a woman


    on her period has an injury because they can’t distinguish between the differences in the blood.


    Sophie, however, had no problem with it.


    “I am,” Nikki says. She and Letti had been crouching beside and somewhat behind Allison. She’s a


    Beta while the other two appear to be G**as, so she would outrank them and apparently, even in the


    wild, hierarchy matters. Or perhaps, Allison just established herself as a leader and they are


    following her lead.


    Letti stands and helps Nikki to her feet. Allison stays on guard, watching to see if anyone will try to


    attack them now that we know that one of them is injured.


    “You’re under my pack’s protection, Allison. No harm wille to you or your friends. I give you my


    word as an Alpha, even if you don’t believe it,” I say, ncing at Letti.


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    I take a step forward and all three girls take a step back. “May I carry you to our pack hospital?” I


    ask Nikki.


    “I can walk,” she says.


    “I’m sure you could. And you could also do more damage to your broken leg causing your healing to


    be slower. At first nce, I’d say you’re malnourished, most likely dehydrated, and injured. The first


    two will already impede your healing. If you will allow me to carry you, you won’t run the risk of


    injuring yourself further.”


    I turmand look at Allison as she seems to be their leader. “I’m a marked and mated Alpha. I’m not


    looking for another mate. My Beta is also mated, and our G**a has been kicked out of my pack.”


    “Why?” Letti asks.


    “He didn’t agree with my private iming of Sophie,” I say simply.


    “Just let him carry me, Allie. If Sophie Meyers is his mate, and she doesn’t look scared of him, then


    he has to be halfway decent and let’s be honest, I can’t put any weight on this leg,” Nikki says,


    looking between Letti and Allison.


    “I’m Sophie Reynolds now,” Sophie quietly corrects her.


    “There, you see? She wants to be known as his mate,” Nikki says, looking at Sophie. “Do you trust


    your mate to carry me?”


    “Absolutely,” Sophie says without hesitation.


    “If she does, I do,” the girl says, looking at me.


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    “Thank you for your trust, Nikki,” I say.


    “Don’t make me regret it, Alpha,” she grumbles as I bend to lift her up. I feel her body flinch as I pick


    her up.


    “How badly are you injured?” I ask her as I turn and begin walking toward the pack hospital


    “It’s broken and it reset improperly,” she says, making me frown.


    I lean in, sniffing her. She watches me, waiting.


    “You’re an Alpha?”


    “Underage, but yeah.”


    “Not that underage,” I say, feeling the strength of her wolf even in her current state. “So, Allison isn’t


    your leader?”


    “We’re all equal in the wild,” she says, sarcastically.


    “Is that so?”


    “We’re all poor, starving, and on the run, so yeah, I’d say we’re all pretty f**g equal,” she says. It


    should be a growl, but her wolf is too weak, even though I can feel the strength that her wolf will


    have when she’s healthy again.


    “Are you twoing with us or are you going to let my mate find you some food and a ce to


    sleep?” I ask, turning my head to see Letti and Allison following us.


    Nikki leans around me to see them following. “Go get some food and some sleep. I’m sure the


    doctor is going to put me under to reset my leg. You two need to get your strength back as much as


    I do,” she says.


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    “Are you sure, Nikki?” Allison asks her.


    “Yes. I’ll be fine, right Luna?” she asks, looking at Sophie.


    “My word as an Alpha,” Sophie says again.


    When the other two turn to follow Sophie into the packhouse, I look back at the girl in my arms,


    intrigued.


    “So, you’re the leader?”


    “I just said we’re all equal, didn’t I?” she scoffs.


    “And yet, they listen to you?”


    “They’re starving and we can all smell the food in your packhouse from here. The food that was left


    wasn’t enough for three. But it’s really nice of your pack to do that, by the way.”


    “It was my Beta’s idea. I’ll let her know you said so, or you can tell her yourself when you meet her.”


    When we arrive at the pack hospital, I get her into a room and the nursese in, immediately


    putting in an IV as the doctores in to examine her. I stay, partly because I’m the only person


    she knows and partly because I want to see how bad her injury is. She’s my responsibility now and I


    take that seriously.


    The doctor begins cutting off the leg of her pants and from the corner of my eye, I see the nurses


    cutting off her top. I can smell her fear, so I look up at her, making sure my eyes stay on hers.


    “They’re going to put you in a gown for easier ess while they take care of you since you’ll most


    likely need surgery. We’ll make sure you have more clothes before you leave the


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    hospital, I say and wall for her to nod before I turn back to the doctor


    He begins asking her questions about her health, her age, she’s 17, and when I see her injury, even


    I suck in air.


    “How the hell did you get that? Is that a bite wound?” I ask her. Her leg looks shattered above the


    ankle and what was apound fracture with a bone sticking out has now healed in a hideous


    position with skin covering the bone. Not only that, but it’s also grossly infected.


    “Yes. An Alpha caught Allison. I attacked him and one of his pack members grabbed me. I kicked


    him but got distracted and the Alphatched onto my leg. When I ripped it out of his mouth, the


    broken bones tore through my skin. I was lucky to get away with my leg at all.”


    “How did you get away?” I ask her.


    “Allison and Letti didn’t run. They stayed to fight, and we were able to get away from the Alpha,” she


    says, smiling. “Allie’s tough for a Beta.”


    “You’re the reason they decided to risking to our pack?”


    She nods. “My leg was getting worse and even though I told them to leave me, they refused.”


    “I’m going to get some x-rays but you’re going to need surgery, young Alpha,” the doctor says to


    her.


    “I’m not an Alpha,” she says to him.


    “You have Alpha blood. That makes you an Alpha. Do you want


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    me to stay with you until they put you under, or I can ask Sophie toe stay with you, if you’d be


    morefortable.”


    “You’re fine. You’re not as bad as most Alphas.”


    “I’ll take that as apliment since I know some pretty decent Alphas,” I say to her, making her


    chuckle as the nurses start her drip on an IV drip.


    “We’re not going to knock you out just yet, Alpha Nikki, but I am going to give you a little sedation to


    see how effective it is and to help you rx.”


    “Thank you,” she says.


    “You want to tell me what pack you’re from? Who your father is?” I ask, pulling up a chair to wait


    with her until she goes in for


    surgery.


    “You going to call him, tell him I’m here?” she asks. Her voice is angry, but I can smell the fear


    again.


    “No. This pack is a safe refuge. I’m not bringing she-wolves here to return them to where they ran


    from. If the other Alphas don’t like it, they can take up with the Alphamittee.”


    “Or they can dere war on your pack,” she says.


    “Very true. My pack is aware of that and I’m already forming allies to stand with me against the


    Committee of Alphas. I’m not saying that you have to, or that it’s a contingency of you staying here,


    but if we are attacked, it would be good to have some ranked she-wolves fighting on our side.”


    “I’ll fight with you. I won’t speak for Allie or Letti, but I’ll fight. I


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    refuse to go back.”


    So, who’s your father?” I ask her again.


    She looks down. “It’s not my father, it’s my brother, Alpha ric.” ric is on the Committee of


    Alphas, a recent addition, and now I know he’s another one against me.


    “Who almost caught you, or Allison, I guess?” I ask.


    “Alpha Aiden, the f**khead,” she says, making me smile.


    “What’s that look for?” she asks while they do her x-rays. They brought in a portable machine that is


    covering her lower body to x-ray her leg.


    “I know I’m not old enough to be your father, but I hope when I have a daughter, that she’s like you.”


    “A b**h?” she asks as the doctores in to look at the x-rays.


    “Feisty,” I say, smiling at her.


    “Okay Nikki, it looks like we’re ready to get you in for surgery,” the doctor says to her, and they


    begin rolling her out of the room. I follow along, not wanting her to feel alone. When we get to the


    surgery room, they open the IV line and the fear that I had started to smell again, begins to fade.


    “I’ll be here when you’re done,” I tell her.


    “Thanks, Alpha Hunter,” she slurs before she falls into unconsciousness.


    “I want to know if there are anyplications and I want to know the minute her surgery is done,” I


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