Kids from One Alpha

Chapter 144: Lone Wolf
Professor Alex Henderson arrived in Night Sky territory in the middle of the afternoon. Serena was still at the hospital, and Alex s
howed up in the middle of her shift. He came into the hospital while she was at the nurse‘s station.
“Alex, you‘re early,” she said, raising an eyebrow at him. Alex shrugged.
“I thought I‘d come by while you were at work and take a look at where you were working. Maybe you could even show me aroun
d,” he said. “I heard a rumor from a few suppliers that you were in charge of a major renovations operation here.”
“I was only partially in charge,” Serena said filing the folders in her hands into their proper locations. “Dr. Adriana, she handled m
ost of it.”
Adriana, hearing her name, joined Serena at the nurse‘s station.
“You‘re talking about me,” Adriana said with a light laugh.
“Adriana, this is my old professor, Alex Henderson,” Serena said, motioning to her professor. Adriana raised an
eyebrow at him. “Oh, you are younger than I thought,” she admitted, reaching her hand out. Alex shook it with a confident smirk.
“I‘m a fast learner,” he said. “And you‘re the head of medicine here?” “I am,” Adriana said. “Speaking of, I have a call
to take. Serena, why don‘t you show your old professor around? I‘m sure he‘s no stranger to hospitals.” “Yeah, I‘ll get right on tha
t,” Serena said with a giggle. She rolled her eyes and looked back at Alex. “Do you really want to see? I feel like all hospitals are
kind of the same after a while.”
Alex chuckled and shook his head.
“Please, I‘d like to see what you have going on here,” he said. Serena nodded and grabbed a pen, stethoscope, and
clip board. If she was going to show Alex around, she thought it would be a good time to check inventory in a few places as well.
“You‘ve settled into pack life well, it seems,” Alex commented as she showed him around the waiting room, the reception area, a
nd the nurse‘s station. “Honestly, I didn‘t know if I would,” Serena admitted. “Being in the human world for so long, it was hard, bu
t I made it work. I had a lot of support.” “I‘m glad you were able to make the adjustment. Me, pack life never suited me,” Alex adm
itted
Serena brought him into one of the basic exam rooms. “This is where I spend most of my time,” she explained. “Ever since our ri
val pack, Moonshine, was handled, fewer major injuries have been coming in and fewer surgeries have been performed.”

“This is a state of the art facility,” Alex admitted, glancing around the room. “Let me show you the Or, it is a little more exciting tha
n an exam room” Serena offered. Alex grinned and nodded. She updated him quickly on the improvements she had made to the
equipment and the medical practices. Alex seemed impressed, nodding and smiling as she pointed things out. “So, how is the lo
ne wolf life working out for you?” Serena asked conversationally as she wrapped up her tour of the hospital. Alex sighed and shr
ugged. “You know how it is being in the human world,” he said. “It can be isolating, lonely, and feel like the
whole world is against you. At least, when
you were in my classes, had someone who understood.” Serena giggled and sighed. She shook her head as they
walked back to the nurse‘s station.
“That was always temporary for me,” she pointed out. “You were the one who wanted to live outside a pack because you didn‘t li
ke the politics or dynamics.” “I know, I
know,” Alex said with a sigh. “I guess I didn‘t realize how much I missed having someone around who understood being a werew
olf.” Serena fixed him with a look, filing her inventory sheet. “Is that why you came to
visit, because you are lonely?” Serena asked. She didn‘t have any romantic feelings for Alex, but she was questioning his motive
s suddenly. “I came
to visit because you were my only werewolf student in a long time, and I wanted the chance to follow up with you. It gave me the
excuse to come see
pack life, as well,” he said. “Alright,” Serena said. “I appreciate you coming by. You‘re staying for a few days, right?” “That was th
e plan,” Alex said.
“Good, because I‘d like to show you around the territory. It is much different
than the city you live in,” Serena explained. “Are you going to try and convince me to become part of the
pack?” Alex asked. He reached out and put his hand on top of Serena‘s. Serena raised an eyebrow at Alex and pulled her hand
away.
“I‘ll let you come to your own conclusion,” Serena said. Alex smirked at her and chuckled.
“I’m looking forward to it,” he said. “Is there anything you need help with, or a second pair of eyes on?”
“Actually, I do have a few cases that I could use your expertise on,” Serena admitted. All the time, pack members were coming in
with problems and concerns about symptoms they were experiencing.
Sometimes, Serena could connect them quickly and come up with a diagnosis. Other times, she couldn‘t
always make the connection. Adriana would often help her, but she was on a conference call. “Sure,” Serena said, taking a few f
olders off the desk and handing them to Alex. “This woman came in complaining of abdominal pain and a sore throat. The abdom

inal pain cleared up with an anti–
acid, but the throat swelling has persisted.” “Let me look over her history.” Alex muttered. He walked off with the file. Serena smil
ed to herself and shook her head.
It was a great blast from the past, and she was happy to be working alongside Alex again. He had always been so inspiring to he
r, a lone wolf living without a pack.
When she‘d first gotten pregnant and had the twins, she had considered
it. Serena had considered becoming a doctor in the human world and raising her kids separate from the pack. She had been enc
ouraged by Alex‘s life and his own success. Serena hadn‘t been able to do it, though. She knew she could have
been successful on her own, but she hadn‘t wanted to deprive her kids of the chance to be part of a pack. Werewolves wanted to
be in a pack, and whether she chose that or not, she couldn‘t choose for her own children.
It would be too confusing, too agitating to them to try and make
sense of their heritage and their shifts if they were also forced to keep it a secret. Returning to the pack had been more for the ki
ds than it had been for her. Now that she had such strong ties to Night Sky
and Starseeker, she knew she would never give up pack life in exchange for living as a lone wolf in the human world. “I think you
did everything you were supposed to,” Alex said, coming back with the file. “But, she is likely suffering from a food allergy, which
is why the antivirals haven‘t helped with her swollen throat. That is probably the source of her stomach pain as well.”
Serena smiled, taking the file back.
“I‘ll have an allergy panel run on her,” she said. “See, sometimes a second pair of eyes is necessary.” “Agreed,” Alex said with a s
notes in
the file. She sat at her computer and quickly submitted the order for the allergy test “I‘m surprised you didn‘t figure it out on your o
asked, raising an eyebrow at him. He chuckled.
“I always taught you that it is rare for symptoms for two different problems to present themselves in a patient,” he reminded her. “M
Serena sighed, finishing her work on the computer. She stood up and turned to face Alex from across the desk.
“Yes, you‘re right, I overlooked that,” she said.
“I‘m glad I could help, and remind you a little of your medical past,” he said. Serena nodded.

“Where are you staying?” she asked. Alex sighed, stroking his chin. “I hadn‘t considered it,” he said.
“Honestly, I was hoping you had a few recommendations.” Serena scoffed. “I wouldn‘t know,” she admitted. “I moved right into a h
tree fell on my house and the Alpha put me and the kids up for a while.” “The Alpha?” Alex asked. “Your mate?”.
“We didn‘t know we were mates at the time,” Serena said. “Things with Logan have always been...
complicated. I can ask him if he has any suggestions, though.” “I‘d appreciate that,” Alex said with a nod. “Let me finish my rounds
the day, then I‘ll introduce you to him and we can figure out where you‘ll be staying,” she offered. Alex
nodded and Serena got back to work.