Hunting Haven, Stone Mountain Shifters, Book 5

Chapter 1 - CMS & RMS

Dr. Wren

"Alpha, can I come in for a minute?" I am the new pack doctor for the Dark Woods Pack, having arrived here only two months ago. I may be young, but I am not dumb, even though the Alpha makes me feel as though I am. I find the Alpha and his enforcer team to be very intimidating; they have a "take no prisoners" attitude. I have found his leading style to be unsettling, at least as far as the clinic goes. While I am sure he cares about pack health, he isn't very proactive. I have been trying to set up a workshop with the pack to educate them about Cheating Mate Syndrome and Rejected Mate Syndrome, but thus far, I have been met with disinterest from the Alpha. He won't even give me the chance to explain that these two illnesses are caused by cheating mates or rejected mates.

Cheating Mate Syndrome is caused when a mate cheats. When shifters find their soulmate, and especially after they have $ex, the shifters' biologies sync with each other. Therefore, when one mate cheats with another, the cheated-on mate experiences severe symptoms that can lead to death. Among which are: nausea, vomiting, lesions, wounds both internal and external, catatonia, coma, seizures, and even death. The agony lasts and increases with the duration of the sexual contact. Even a heated kiss is agonizing.

Rejected Mate Syndrome has similar symptoms. It is when soulmates find each other, but for some reason, one will reject the other. The rejected mate is usually the only one that suffers, but not always. Symptoms include: nausea, vomiting, depression, anxiety, catatonia, among others, which can ultimately lead to death. Both acts on the part of the mates are horrific when the victim is left to suffer. However, an alchemist who lives in Sparksburg has developed a safe medication nicknamed Amra that can alleviate the symptoms of both conditions to the point that the victim can survive. Without Amra, the fate is normally death. I need to get Alpha Remus to allow me to educate these wolves and treat them.

"Come in, Dr. Wren." He sighs as though I am a nuisance.

I enter his office hesitantly, as he waves for me to take a seat. "Alpha, I know we have talked about this before, but I really need to do a medical presentation on CMS and RMS to the pack." I begin. "These are preventable conditions that can ultimately cause de-"

"Dr. Wren." Alpha Remus rubs his face roughly, interrupting me. "I am in no mood to listen to this. I told you when you came here that your job is to take care of the medical needs of the pack. As shifters, we are generally healthy and not susceptible to human illnesses. We are mostly plagued by wasting disease, etc. I am knowledgeable about wolfkind illnesses. I don't need some new wave healers coming in here borrowing trouble and loading us up with all kinds of medicines that we clearly do not need."

My anger begins to boil over. Alpha Remus is not an ignorant male. He is highly intelligent but can't get past the 1800s when it comes to almost anything. He has no computers or security cameras. He knows nothing about technology. His security is run the way it has always been, by overworking pack members on the borders to protect us. He wouldn't know fake from reality. He is a bold and caring warrior and would fight to the death for us, but he is far removed from technology. "Alpha, I can't do my job if you won't let me." I plead.

"Dr. Wren, I am of the old school. We live under the motto that only the fit survive." He growls. "That is the way it has always been, and that is the way I intend to keep it. It is how we have developed strong blood lines. You will find that due to our superior genetics, we have had fewer deaths than any other pack in the last 100 years."

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