Chapter 4 : Kate's Doctor

'Are you alright, miss?' Kate's savior called out.

'Yeah, I'm fine. Thank you.' Kate replied in relief that he was on time to save her from them.

'No problem. Now, what should we do about this dirty mutt here?' He said as he re-adjust his claw on Alex's neck and penis which make him tremble.

'Please. Don't kill me.' Alex begged.

'Let's wait till my pack arrives. They'll take care of this, so do I.' Kate replied.

'I believe that I've heard you said you would rape and kill this beautiful miss here before getting killed, am I right?' He asked as if he's interested in killing him.

'Yes, you did. Now please let me go?' Alex said in fear.

'Of course not. This is getting pretty interesting.'

Kate immediately remembered that Humphrey was knocked out cold and ran towards him. She began to shake him awake but with no luck.

'Is he okay?'

'Yeah. He's only knocked out cold.' She replied and licked Humphrey's injured face.

She looked at the two muscular alphas who were lying on the ground and wondered why aren't they moving a muscle. Is it due to what her savior did, hitting them by the neck and the back? She sat beside Humphrey and waited for her pack's arrival. When they arrived, she ran towards her parents and hugged them. Her parents looked at her with relief as they broke apart.

'Are you okay honey?' Eve asked in a worried tone.

'Yeah. I'm fine Mom. Thanks to this sir here.' Kate replied and pointed at the male wolf who was keeping Alex standing in the same position she remembered when she moved away from him.

They were all surprised to see how this unknown wolf looks like from the side. His coat was grey with a white underbelly and has yellow eyes with a muscular body and beautiful mane. Eve, Winston, Tony, Garth, Lilly and Kate walked towards where Humphrey was lying and sat infront of Alex. They noticed the two alphas who were lying on the ground like a statue and began to wonder.

'These are members of my pack. What are they doing here?' Tony asked curiously.

'They worked with Alex and hold me down while Alex tries to rape me. Luckily, this wolf appeared and somehow did something that made them stayed like this and stopped Alex before he started.' Kate replied with a smile.

'What is your name, sir?' Winston asked standing forward with honour as he's speaking to the person who rescued his daughter.

'Name's Rex, sir. You can know everything about me once we're done dealing with this mutt.' He replied.

'Ah, yes. Hello Alex. I see what you tried to do to my beautiful daughter.' Eve said in a lovely as she walked towards him, but he knows the consequences for his actions.

'So, Mom. You were saying to rip his guts out?' Kate said, reminding her what she said before and causing Alex's eyes to widen in fear.

'Yes, my beautiful daughter. How could I forget?' Eve said with an evil grin as she looked at him.

'Well, in that case, would you ladies want me to make your job easier?' Rex said in a pleasant tone.

'You're going to kill them for us?' Kate asked curiously.

'No, of course not. He's going to start running once I let go of him, so I'm going to do the same thing as to the two alpha wolves.'

He let go of him and hit his legs at top speed and Alex collapsed to the ground. They were surprised to find Alex unable to move his legs except for his mouth.

'What did you do to me?' Alex shouted in fear.

'Oh, I just blocked your arteries on your legs so you won't be able to run.' He replied and stretched his paw muscles.

Eve was surprised that he has the knowledge of a healer and knows how to take advantage of it. She putted those aside and continued to focus on this fugitive.

'Enjoy your time, ladies.' Rex said with a smile.

'Oh, we will.' Eve said staring down at Alex who was still trying to move his legs.

'No. No!'

Eve ripped his belly open and he screamed as she began to rip everything out of him. All of the wolves who were present watched in horror and Eve proceed with her rage, some looked away and some vomited their lunch. Rex was still watching, showing no signs of disgust or fear like an experienced healer. Finally, Kate stood behind Alex's head and slit his throat, ending the madness. Eve looked at her and dropped Alex's intestines out of her mouth and made a curious expression.

'What's wrong, dear?' She asked.

'I said that I'm gonna be the first to kill him first while you're done torturing him.' Kate replied.

'But I'm not done yet.' Eve said with a frown.

'Honey, I think you had enough. It's really gross for us to see.' Winston said as he covered his nose and stood beside her.

'Oh, alright. I don't know my limits anyway.' Eve said with a smile, fully satisfied with her job.

Rex walked towards Humphrey along with Kate beside him and watched as he checked his pulse. He turned towards her with a smile.

'He's fine. He'll wake up a few minutes later.'

'Thank you.'

'No problem. Do you need me to carry him to your den? I don't mind.'

'Sure.'

She watched as he lifted Humphrey's body onto his back at ease and as he passes by the two leaders, he shook their paw and smiled.

'You can see me at your daughter's den.' He said and received a nod from them.

'Um, what are we going to do with them?' Garth asked, pointing at the two muscular wolves lying on the ground.

'Take care of them, Hutch.' Winston said.

'Same punishment as Alex, sir?' Hutch asked.

'Yes. Anyone who tried to rape my daughter will be killed.' Winston growled.

'Yes sir.' He replied and watched as they left, leaving him and other alphas.

They followed him to Kate and Humphrey's den to learn more about Rex. When they entered the den, they watched as he sat Humphrey down gently on the soft ground and turned towards them.

'So, what do you wan-'

He stopped as he noticed Kate's sweaty coat and began to examine her, asking questions at the same time as he circled around her.

'How do you feel, miss?'
'Just call me Kate.' Kate said with a smile.

'Okay, Kate. What are you feeling right now?'

'Nervous, about how you're circling around me and I'm feeling really hot.'

'Did you ever get shot by a dart?'

'Well, twice. The first was a tranquillizer which was long before, but the second, which is two days ago, makes me sweat more than before and become… in-heat.' She said as she lowered her head shyly.

'Have you been keeping yourself cool and not doing anything?'

'Yes.'

'I see. Very good.'

He stopped and turned towards Winston and Eve.

'And you're her parents, I presume?'

'Yes, we are. I am Winston, leader of the western pack, and this is my mate, Eve.'

'Ah, this is the United pack's territory. No wonder it's so big. This pack has been famous ever since it is united.'

'Really?' Winston asked curiously as he has no idea about this.

'Yeah, it is.'

He snapped out of guessing the other wolves and continued on his observation about Kate's condition.

'Anyways, do you know what's been happening to her?'

'Yes, we do. I relieve her from duty until the drug inside her wear off. My mate here is a healer.' Winston said, looking at her as she stood forward with pride.

'I noticed this as she came to me and asked her to relax as much as possible. Hopefully this drug won't last long.' Eve said with a smile.

'Unfortunately, this drug will last long.' Rex replied with a frown.

'What do you mean?' Eve asked curiously.

'This drug inside her is very strong and works really fast. If she's not treated with proper medication, there's a tendency for her to get mental disorder.'

All of the wolves widened their eyes in shock to hear Rex's theory. Chaos began to rumble in Kate's mind. Will this happen to her? Humphrey would be in despair if that happens. Eve stamped her foot on the ground and growled.

'You're lying!'

'It's true, Eve. Trust me, I'm an experienced healer who've seen all kinds of diseases.'

'Calm down honey.' Winston said as he patted her shoulder gently.

'What's the cure?' Garth asked in a worried tone.

'Relax and stay cool is the cure. Luckily, you've already started cooling your body down by staying in the water. Keep doing it, and you'll eventually be cured.'

'Sis!' Lilly cried and hugged her sister tightly.

Kate was crying from the inside of her heart. She doesn't want Humphrey and her family to see her talking and acting crazily all day if she fails to cure herself from this dangerous drug. She finally got a grip of herself and patted her little sister's back.

'It's okay, Lilly. I'll be fine.'

'How long will it last?' Winston asked in a worried tone.

'I can't tell, but it might wear off in a few weeks. We just have to be patient.'

'What is this drug called?' Kate asked.

Rex turned around and met her eyes.

'Heat-inducing drug.'

Kate widened her eyes as the name of the drug actually relates to what her condition is right now, feeling really hot and being in heat.

'Don't worry. I'll be here to assist you in any way that I can.'

'Thank you Rex.' Winston said happily.

'No problem. It's what a healer must do.'

'Anyways, could we know more about you?' Garth asked, starting what they came for.

'Sure.' Rex replied and they sat in a circle.

'I'm an lone alpha healer who's exiled from the Northern pack. I helped many wolves in every disease or sickness.'

'But you looks like an omega.' Tony said as he examined his face.

'No, I'm not.' He stated.

'Why were you banished?' Winston asked.

Rex made a frown and lowered his head, unable to speak. Winston noticed and began to wonder. Finally, he rose his head back up and looked back at him.

'I'm sorry, but I can't tell.'

'What's wrong?' Kate asked curiously.

'I'm sorry, but I just can't.'

They noticed a disappointed looks on his face and know that it was something that he's unable to spit it out, so they decided to change the topic.

'So, you said you're an experienced healer?' Eve asked.

'Yes.' Rex replied with his frown turned upside down.

'How many wolves did you cure at the Northern pack?'

'Hmm. I think every single one of them. I also know all kinds of medicine.'

She was amazed by his talent and was glad that he's here to look after her daughter when she has completely no clue on what drug it is. She was also amazed that he's able to disable the two muscular wolves and Alex's muscle back at the pond.

'Well, I think it's time for us to go. I have some matters to attend to.' Winston said as he got up with Tony and Eve.

'Thank you for being here, Rex. Take good care of my daughter.' Eve said in a delighted tone.

'I will, Eve.' Rex replied and they watched as they left the den.

'Where were you actually when my mate, Humphrey called for help?' Kate asked and he faced towards her.

'Well, I was passing by your pack's territory border until I heard the call. I immediately ran towards it to see if I could provide any assistance. Looks like I did.' He said with a smile.

'How did you, you know, disable them?' Lilly asked curiously and wanted to know more about him.

'Yeah. They lied on the ground like a statue, with their paws hanging up.' Garth said as he made a posture of the two alphas and it made the two sisters giggled.

'I know exactly where to hit to disable their muscle. The arteries, veins, nerves, stuff like that.' He replied with a smile.

'Could you try to disable my leg?' Garth asked in excitement.

Rex looked at him with an eyebrow raised as he walked towards him and faced his leg at him.

'Are you sure? 'Cause it's gonna hurt.'

'No pain will hurt me.' Garth said with his chest facing forward and winked at Lilly, showing his bravery to her.

She giggled and Rex and Kate rolled their eyes.

'Okay. You asked for it.'

He made three hits on some parts of his leg and Garth began to yelp in pain as he felt the failure of blood circulation in his leg.

'I told you.' Rex said with a frown. 'Had enough.'

Garth managed to nod his head and Rex stood up and hit different parts of his leg. Garth's face turned from pain to relaxed. He stood up and moved his leg, and was surprised that it's normal again.

'Would you like to try it again?'

Garth immediately shook his head and the girls laughed. Rex made a soft laughed and they continued their chat. Kate told him how long she's been sitting in the pond and Rex was impressed. A few minutes later, they heard a groan from behind Kate and Rex and they turned towards it. Kate stood up and walked towards Humphrey as he began to open his eyes. He looked at her and yawned.

'Hey Kate.'

He closed his eyes and was about to rest when he suddenly remembered what happened back at the pond and immediately stood up. He looked at her with a worried expression and hugged her tightly. Their eyes met and kissed passionately. Finally, they broke apart and he placed all of his attention on her.

'Are you okay, Kate?'

'I'm fine, Humphrey. Thanks to Rex here.' She said, pointing at Rex who was sitting infront of Garth and turned towards him.

'Hello Humphrey.' He said with a smile.

Humphrey walked towards him and sat beside him along with Kate. They shook each other's paw and smiled happily.

'So, how's that face doing?' Rex asked.

'Wait, let me check.' Humphrey said and touched his cheek and yelped immediately.

'Hmm. Just keep rubbing it and it'll be healed in a few days.' He said with a smile after he examined it.

'Thanks. By the way, thank you for saving my mate.' He replied.

'It's what I must do.'

'How did you take down three guys on your own anyway?'

They told him everything that happened; how Alex and the two alphas were punished, how Rex is able to disable their muscles and Rex's identity. Humphrey was shocked and surprised when they finished.

'Yeah. You were lucky that you're out cold to not see how Eve ripped out Alex's guts.' Garth said as sticked his tongue out in disgust.

'I am. I'm just glad that Rex's staying here to look after Kate till she's cured.' Humphrey said and rubbed his muzzle with hers.

'But if she doesn't, Humphrey. I hope you're prepared for the outcome.' Rex said with a frown.

'Why? What will happen?' He asked, completely no clue on the consequences.

'She'll get… mental disorder.' Lilly said and began to cry.

Humphrey felt his heart sank as he heard the words out of Lilly's mouth. So Kate's been dealing with a dangerous drug all along and he doesn't know it? What kind of mate is he? Guilt began to grow inside him and he lowered his head with tears flowing from his eyes. Kate noticed and hugged him. He hugged back and their eyes met.

'Don't worry, Humphrey. I'll be fine. Like you said, Rex is here to look after me.' She said in a gentle.

'But… how can I not know this all along? And I couldn't even protect you when Alex tried to rape you?'

'Which is why you train, Humphrey.' Rex said, stepping into the conversation of the two love birds. 'I will train you to fulfill your wish, and look after her at the same time. Will you accept my offer?'

'Yes.' Humphrey said immediately and wiped his tears.

Lilly lean her head on Garth's chest and he patted her shoulder gently.

'Calm down, Lilly. Everything's going to be fine.'

She looked into his eyes and kissed him passionately, feeling relaxed and calmed. The broke apart and smiled.

'Thank you Garth.' She said and laid her head on his shoulder.

'Your training will begin tomorrow. But, you two wouldn't mind if I stay here, right? So as your parents?' Rex asked.

'We won't, and I believe they won't too, since you saved me and would look after me.' Kate said with a smile.

'Good.'

'Why don't we head to the waterfall now? You know, now that the pond's not clean.' Humphrey said with a frown.

'Sure.' Rex said and they left the den.

As they walked through the den ground, they noticed as many female alphas and omegas look interested in Rex, but he doesn't mind and continued to walk.

'They're interested in you.' Humphrey said lightly beside him as they walk.

'Oh, I forgot to mention to you that I'm a lone wolf, so I won't take interest in these wolves.' Rex replied softly.

Humphrey was surprised of this and began to wonder, but he shook his head and they continued their journey silently. When they arrived, Rex was amazed by the beauty of the waterfall as they walked towards it and smiled.

'It's… beautiful.' He said.

'Wait till you get into the cool water.' Humphrey said with a smile.

Rex looked at the reflection of him on the water and was disrupted when the other four wolves jumped in. As usual, Kate sat with her whole body submerged and Humphrey sitting beside her. Garth got out of the water and shook himself dry.

'Are you guys hungry?' He asked.

'Somehow, yeah.' Humphrey said and the others nodded in agreement.

'I'll go and hunt. Be right back.' Garth said and gave Lilly a lick on the cheek.

'I'll go with you, in case you need a hand on dragging a deer back.' Rex said.

'Okay.' He replied and left along with Rex.

As they arrived at the feeding ground and entered the woods, Rex was still admiring how beautiful their pack's territory is and snapped out when Garth called out.

'Dude, are you coming?'

He looked back at him and smiled.

'Yeah. Sorry.'

They began to scan for any prey and spotted a deer nearby. They leaped into the tall grass and began to approach towards it slowly. They took their separate ways and Garth noticed that Rex was crawling faster than him. He was about to call him to move slower but was surprised to find him moving without any noise made. Usually at speed like that lots of noises would be made, but how he performed it made him look like a ghost. He watched as Rex stopped and waited for the chance to kill. When the deer looked towards his direction, Rex leaped and gripped its neck firmly in his mouth. A few seconds later, it stopped struggling and the hunt was a success. Garth came out of his hiding spot to congratulate him.

'Wow. I've never seen stealth like that. You were moving like a ghost, and you leaped at it face-to-face.'

'Well, let's just say, Practice makes Perfect.' He replied with a smile and turned towards the dead deer. 'Let's get this thing moving.'

'Okay.' Garth replied and he gripped the deer's neck while Rex gripped the deer's back and they began to drag it back to the waterfall.

When they arrived, the three wolves stopped what they were doing and turned towards them.

'You're back.' Humphrey said as they got closer.

'Yeah.' Garth said and dropped the deer infront of them.

As Rex pulled up his chest, he wasn't showing any sign of tired or pants, and that amazed them.

'Aren't you tired after dragging this for a really long time?' Garth asked panting.

'Nope. It's light and easy to drag.' Rex replied with a smile and they dropped their jaws.

'Well, what are we waiting for? Let's dig in.' Humphrey said, starting the feast.

'You can have most of the meat, Rex. Since you did the most work than me.' Garth said as they eat.

'It's fine. You guys can have it.' Rex said with a smile.

'Well, okay then.' He replied.

They enjoyed their day a lot as they played games and chat with each other. The sun fully sets and the silver moon rose into the night sky. After their dinner which was still done by Garth and Rex, they said goodbye to each other and went their separate ways. When Kate, Humphrey and Rex arrived their den, they curled into a ball and Humphrey placed his paw on Kate's to make her comfortable. Rex smiled at such view and closed his eyes. Ten minutes later, Rex opened his eyes and began to get up slowly, trying not to wake the two love birds up. He wasn't asleep at all and was pretending the whole time. He walked out of the den and stared at the moon for the whole night as an event caused him to stay forever awake…

So, Kate's saviour's name is Rex and has decided to look after her until she's cured. But it seems that something's bothering him and was kept as a secret. I wonder what it is? Well, I think you'll find out after the next chapter. I thank you again for the support and I'm really happy to see more reviews and favourites. As usual, please leave a review/follow/favourite. I means a lot to me and have a good day. Peace out. -LoverWolfs1121

P.S : My holiday's coming soon,which is on the 14th. So I'll have plenty of time to write for you guys.