The Healer in the Lycan Village

Chapter 4 – The Healer in the Lycan Village

Killan’s POV

When I finally made the decision to choose another mate, there was only one person Beta Xavier had arranged for me.

His sister…

Claudia.

She was the Pack’s healer and had once been Alora’s mother’s apprentice.

I wasn’t choosing Claudia because I had any feelings for her.

I was choosing her because I had a duty to fulfill as Alpha.

She was a good choice, She had stood beside me after Alora disappeared, She had taken care of Alora’s mother until her final breath.

She was respected by the Pack, And without a doubt…She would make a good Luna.

“Does it not bother you that you’ve chosen her friend to be your mate?”

My mother asked as she sat by the window, watching the birds outside.

Ever since Alora disappeared, she visited the Pack House almost every day.

In her words…

“I don’t want you to be alone in this house.”

“The servants are here,” I would always reply.

She would only scoff and say

“You know what I mean.”

I turned to face her.

“Why does it matter?”

“Killan…” she sighed. “I know how much your heart was bruised by Alora’s disappearance, but making her friend your mate…”

She shook her head.

“It doesn’t look right, especially when you know Claudia had always harbored feelings for you.”

She paused “And Alora knew that.”

“Mother!”

My voice echoed through the room.

“Alora is gone, she he left me, And yet you still speak as though she’s here with us, I wouldn’t have been pushed into mating with Claudia if Alora hadn’t left.”

“She did what was—” my mother raised her voice to speak

“That’s enough, Mother!”

I cut her off.

“I have made my decision, Claudia and I will mate by the next Harvest Festival, I’ll bring her to the Pack House so we can get more acquainted, I’ve wasted enough time.”

I turned to leave.

“I do have one question for you, though.”

Her voice stopped me halfway to the door.

I didn’t turn around.

“What is it?”

“…Do you still have feelings for Alora?”

Silence filled the room, I never answered her.

I simply walked out and shut the door behind me, I had given Alora enough time to return.

I searched for her endlessly, She was slowly turning me into a weak Alpha.

Into a man who could be broken.

Perhaps…

Going back to the man I was before she came into my life wasn’t going to be so difficult anymore.

By the time I arrived at the council hall, it was already overflowing with wolves.

This wasn’t an ordinary council meeting.

It was a general assembly.

The moment I stepped inside, the noise became unbearable

“Alpha!”

“You have to do something!”

“My son hasn’t opened his eyes in two days!”

“My daughter keeps coughing blood!”

“Please save our children!”

Women cried openly as they knelt before me, clutching sick children in their arms.

Some of the children looked so pale that they barely had the strength to cry anymore.

Others burned with fever.

A little boy no older than five coughed violently before collapsing into his mother’s arms.

The room instantly erupted into panic.

I clenched my jaw.

The sickness had spread much faster than any of us had expected.

It had started in one district.

Then another.Now…It had reached almost every corner of Shadow Crest.

“Our healers are trying everything they can,” I said loudly, hoping my voice would calm them,We are doing everything possible to stop this illness.”

“When?”

A woman cried from the crowd.

“My son is dying now!”

Another voice followed.

“My Alpha, please…They’re only children.”

The sound of crying filled the hall.

I looked around at every frightened face.

“I give you my word.”

The room slowly became quiet

“I will find a solution, I will not allow our children to keep dying.”

Slowly…The crowd began to settle.

After reassuring everyone, the guards escorted them out one by one until only the council remained.

There was this worrisome silence that settled over the room, No one wanted to speak first.

Finally, Xavier broke it.

“The sickness has become worse, We’ve already lost twelve young wolves this week.”

Another elder sighed.

“If this continues, we’ll lose an entire generation.”

I rubbed my forehead.

“We’ve brought in healers from neighboring Packs.”

“We’ve tried every herb.”

“Every treatment.”

“Every remedy.”

“None of it is working….we are out of options “

The room fell silent again, I buried my face in my palm, I wasn’t getting enough sleep or rest because of this ,All my efforts to put an end to this illness just kept on failing .

“There may be… one more option.” The oldest said and i immediately looked toward him.

“I’ve heard of a healer.”

He paused.

“A Lycan healer, They say she has healed illnesses no one else could cure, I’ve heard her name spoken throughout the Lycan Territories whenever i visit to trade, she is in the east kingdom”

Xavier frowned.

“You mean in King Rowen’s kingdom?”

The elder nodded.

“I believe that’s where she lives.”

I immediately shook my head.

“No, I will not go to Rowen.”

“The last time Shadow Crest dealt with the East Lycan Kingdom, it nearly started a war, I’m not walking into his territory asking for favors.” I replied .

Rowen and I were old enemies and seeking his help would be me surrendering to him.

An elder sighed.

“This is no longer about pride, Alpha.”

“It’s about the lives of our children.”

Another nodded.

“If swallowing your pride is what it takes to save this Pack…”

“Then perhaps that’s exactly what you should do.”

I remained silent; Deep down…I knew they were right.

“This healer…”

I looked toward the eldest elder.

“What is her name?and who trained her? Of course she was trained , then we’ll go to her master instead.”

The old man sighed

“I know very little about her, I only know that she’s considered one of the greatest healers in the Lycan Kingdom and some even say she might be the next Lycan Queen of the east .”

“ Does she not have a name ? This supposed healer …” Xavier asked

He paused, he was trying to remember, then his eyes lit up.

“Ah…I remember now.”

“They call her…”

“…Healer Elara.”