39 Parker Belladonna was wearing simple soft blue and white scrubs , as shed walked into the packhouse , talking to a male wolf who was also wearing scrubs much the same as hers , though she had snowflakes all over her top and his was plain .
Parker could see that he liked Belladonna , he could hear the flirtatious note in the mans tone , but he supposed that man could well be her boyfriend .
The way she smiled and laughed at him as well ; it was completely possible .
She smelled exactly the same to him , no other venom ran through her veins bar his own .
And only his bite mark could be seen .
There was no overlapping to it , to indicate a second bite .
She smiled at him though addressed him formally .
That irked him more than a little .
For the eight years theyd been together shed called him Parker ; at his request , after about a month of her being mated to him , and shed still been completely formal with him , hed told her to just call him Parker .
Shed stumbled over it a few times , until shed gotten used to it .
He wanted to sit down and talk to her , really see how shed been , but she had other things to do , and didnt appear to want to talk with him , had moved on in her life , and he could tell he did not concern her at all .
He watched her head upstairs and sighed internally to himself She is going to see someone Shannon interrupted his thoughts with a mind link .
From what I got , hes important to her , shes missed him due to all the babies shed had to deliver .
Oh … the wolf with her ? he questioned .
She likes him , more than friends , I dare say .
Was the answer from his Gamma .
It was obvious they worked together all the time ; hed seen the title on the mans scrubs anaesthetist .
They had probably just been in surgery together .
Shed found like minded people to hang out with .
Is she happy ? he asked his Gamma .
Id say yes.
There was no concern at all about seeing you either .
Id say happy and well settled here .
Shes moved on completely .
Parker nodded .
What more could he expect after shed rejected him and left him to live her own life .
She had gotten out from underneath him ; no more being bonded to him against her 1/4 O +10 Point 39 will .
Which was how shed always seen it , though not how hed seen it .
He sank down She doesnt want to interact with me or any of you .
he murmured .
Hmm , I dont think she sees a need to .
Is not part of your pack anymore .
Came the answer .
Mm , addressed me formally even though I never made her do that .
Parker sighed .
Protocol is all .
Full formalities were attended by her , I did feel that .
Shannon stated its good to see her , know she is doing well , living her life as she chooses to and is happy as well .
Parker commented .
Though honestly , hed thought she would have more of a reaction to seeing him for the first time in such a long time .
Hed been hoping that there was still some sort of connection to her , that made her at least curious about him or the pack shed once been the Luna of .
Didnt appear to at all .
He saw her come trotting down the stairs almost an hour later , he was still sitting there in the foyer .
She headed on passed him with a simple nod , and he figured she was heading back to the hospital , likely off to deliver another pup .
Then she hesitated and stopped walking , looked right at him , he stood Yes , Belladonna ? he asked , knew she had a question for him .
Hows Annette doing ? she asked .
He blinked , wasnt expecting her to ask that , but answered her Shes fine , misses you still .
Asked about a year ago , if Id found you .
He watched as she frowned right at him Why would you be looking for me ? she asked right back .
Annette wants you to come back to the pack , work with her once more .
Still states youre the best OBG / YN shes ever known .
He watched her smile now and actually felt his heart flutter at the sight of it .
He had to shake it off , it had not been something hed seen often during their mate bond .
Her directing a full blown smile like that at him , kind of took him for six .
Tell her thanks , are the deliveries going well in your pack ? she asked him .
Hmm , its not like when you were there … No Luna Calm combined with your medical skills .
If you wanted to intern for a few months or a year … No , thank you .
she cut him off .
That is not appropriate at all , she stated as her eyes moved to his neck and the filigree she would see there .
He understood what she meant , because Carina was there as his Mate and Luna .
He couldnt really blame her .
But it made him curious as to if Carina wasnt there , would she intern or move back to his pack .
39 Tell her I said hi , Belladonna nodded to him and then turned and walked on once more .
He watched her go and frowned a little .
Only concerned herself with births and Annette didnt ask after the pack shed once been attached to .
Been the Luna of .
Alpha Parker is there an issue ? it was Alpha Aston .
No , it appears not .
Shes happy I see .
That is all that matters to me .
I never knew where she went after leaving the pack .
he commented and sat himself back down .
Left the pack ? Aston frowned at him .
Yes , when I found my Goddess Gifted .
Hmm , she was your chosen mate … and you just discarded her after choosing her , a bit callous .
Aston muttered .
It seems that way .
But we were not … traditionally chosen mates , a mating alliance to stop war is all , had a very detailed mating alliance , that clearly stated I was to reject her when I came across my Goddess Gifted , is all .
We dont hate each other , Aston .
He told the man .
I can see that .
Aston nodded Its curious to me .
Whats curious ? Parked asked .
Your interaction is all .
Aston shrugged , and that you state you didnt know where she was .
I did not .
If I recall correctly , she did an interview once and stated she worked at a university hospital , but she never said which one .
Aston raised an eyebrow at him but said nothing , turned his attention to another Alpha that was sitting around , who would be attending his mating ball later this evening .
There were several of them all sitting around waiting for that ball to start .
He didnt see her at the mating ball or the next morning when he was checking his wolves status , not even as he drove away from the packhouse .
She had no interest at all in seeing him again or catching up , not with him or his unit , and they did all actually get along with Belladonna , liked her , and shed smiled at them all the time .
He had told Alpha Aston and his Luna , Mala , that hed like them to say goodbye to her for him , and that he hoped to see her still well and happy the next time he was there inside the pack .
That he also hoped Aston would see to bringing some of his own wolves over to Lustrous Moon for a mating ball .
He would send an invitation .
Theyd both nodded at him and seen him off , and it was then a long drive back to his pack .
Annette will be happy to hear Bellas doing well .
But annoyed to know she wont come back AIA +10 Points 39 even for an internship .
Kane murmured .
Mm , Belladonna was right though , it probably is not at all appropriate , I doubt Carina would handle it or be happy about it , likely veto it .
Parker stated as he looked out the window .
Shannon snorted from the back seat , Likely ? She still hates hearing the womans name even in passing .
Is jealous of a she wolf that has not been around for just over eight years , not once returned or even asked to , never came back .
He never mentioned Belladonnas name , though at times in the packhouse it was still heard by the hospital staff , there was nothing he could do about it .
She had been a good doctor , and they missed her and her skillset .
Those Belladonna had saved from certain death still thought she was blessing , and wanted her back .
The packs birthrate had dropped off considerably over the past eight years as well .
Now there were only one or two pups every month , no explosions in births due to her going into heat , as Annette had told him was her theory .
Seems that was actually true .
They were also back to losing one in every eight or ten pups or she wolves during childbirth .
He was willing to bet the Hollowed Moons death rate was non existent , where she wolves and pups were concerned , that girl was likely blessed by Selena herself .
