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line as if the boy didn’t want others to know how much pain he was in.
    There was no hiding that pain to a fellow wolf, but North wouldn’t clue Parker in on that fact.
    At least not until he set Parker’s bone.
    “Parker,” North rasped, holding back the growl that threatened to come. He didn’t want to scare him anymore than he already was.
    Parker held his arm to his chest at an odd angle, and North cursed under his breath.
    “I’m fine,” Parker bit out. “Really.”
    North shook his head then walked toward the boy slowly so as not to startle him. The two of them still weren’t sure of how to act around each other. Parker was very observant, so North had a feeling the kid knew something was going on between him and Lexi.
    “Let me see your arm, buddy.”
    Parker blinked but didn’t move. “I…I didn’t want to go to Hannah and make her deal with it. You know? She has Conner and Kaylee and is really busy. I figured you could just help me out a bit.”
    North grinned despite himself. The boy really was mature for his age if he’d noticed how tired Hannah had been lately. It didn’t matter that she had two dominant mates at home to help her; taking care of twins at any age was tough. He should know considering he was a twin himself.
    North thought back to all the crap he and Maddox had put his mother through.
    He’d have to get his mother a present later.
    He didn’t even know how the little boy had been hurt. For all he knew it he’d fallen out of a tree but it didn’t stop his wolf from wanting to react. Though his wolf was clawing at him, wanting to taste flesh and blood because Parker was hurt, North held himself in check.
    Barely.
    The wolf already thought of Parker as his own. It didn’t matter that he didn’t have the same blood running through his veins. Parker was family.
    North felt the same, but he wasn’t about to tell Parker and Lexi that.
    At least not yet.
    Some things had to be handled delicately.
    “Buddy, your arm is broken.” North’s wolf could sense the break and by the odd angle Parker was holding his arm, it was obvious. “I can splint it for you, but we should get Hannah to see it anyway.” He knelt down in front of Parker and took a look.
    Yep. It was broken for sure, but at least it wasn’t a compound fracture. Parker should be able to heal fully after his next shift.
    Hannah would see to that.
    North really wasn’t needed.
    Not that it was a bad feeling when Parker came to him and not Hannah.
    “But I wanted to come to you,” Parker whispered and warmth filled North’s chest.
    This boy. This little boy.
    Fuck, he wanted Parker to be his son.
    There was no way he’d let Lexi walk away. There had to be a reason she was shying away, and North would get to the bottom of it.
    North ran a hand through Parker’s dark brown hair and gave a reassuring smile. “I’m glad you did. No matter what happens, Park, I’ll be here for you. You got that?”
    Parker bit his lip and nodded. “I get it.”
    “Good,” North said then stood. “Now, let’s get you to the triad’s house so Hannah can Heal that arm of yours.”
    “You mean I can’t just shift to heal it better later?” Parker asked, an odd note of fear underlying his words.
    North furrowed his brows. “That’ll really hurt, Park. I wouldn’t think you’d want to do that. Even the adult wolves would rather not deal with that kind of pain if they can help it. That’s why Packs have Healers.”
    “But I’ve never had a Healer before,” Parker whispered, and North finally got it.
    “Hannah won’t hurt you, Park. The Healing? It’s like this warmth that soothes you. It’s not gonna hurt. In fact, it feels kind of good.”
    “But what about Hannah? Won’t it hurt her if she has to Heal me?”
    Oh, this boy. Yep, North loved him.
    “It might make her tired if she does it too quickly,” North said honestly. He didn’t see any reason to lie to the kid since Parker seemed to see too much as it was.