<b>Chapter </b>117
Patrick <b>has </b>gone back to eating slowly, looking to be deep in thought as he does
<b>The </b>entire table is quiet when Damian randomly blurts out what he’s asked me about earlier today.
“He acts like a pup.”
We all stop and look at him as he quietly ys with his food.
“<b>I </b>don’t know why that’s bothering me still, but it is.”
<b>“</b>What do you mean he acts like a pup?” Patrick asks.
“When I couldn’t handle Red Fang’s whining about the track anymore, I took a break and visited Cole in the wing, I’ve never seen such confusing behavior before. He’s absolutely terrified of dad. Yet once everything calmed down and dad was able to convince him he wasn’t in trouble. He became a <b>pup</b>. Even though he jerked and twitched with dad’s every touch, just like a pup, dad holding him was what he needed to calm down.”
Patrick is looking straight at me with his head cocked to one side, silently asking the question
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wants to know.
“Right now Cole is very sick and injured. As a result of his weakened state he <b>is </b>extremely vulnerable. Ang and I have gone through some psychological evaluations and based on what we’ve seen from him today, his emotional maturity in this weakened state <b>is </b>approximating eight to twelve years old.”
Patrick chokes on his tea again, spraying it all over his son causing Parker to squeal in surprise yet does nothing more but stare <b>at </b>me. My tone is soft with a note of sadness but I know I got the message across by the way he looks at me.
“He is capable of an adult level of emotional maturity. We all saw thatst night when they got off the bus. Despite his heightened anxiety, he was cautious but rtively calm and very polite when I gave him his space. It was only when he couldn’tply with my requests making him feel like he’s done something wrong or I had my hands directly on him that he struggled. His extreme swings in emotional maturity, going from a mature adultst night to an eight year old pup this morning and continuing to swing dramatically between them depending on the level <b>of </b>stress he’s experiencing, is also indicative of extreme, long term abuse starting in early childhood.”
“You mentioned neglect as well. What are you looking at there?” Patrick and I have finished eating at the same time so it seems like the switched to him and I again, at least for the moment.
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“I haven’t seen his numbers to know exactly what is going on but based on the number of supplements he’s received shots for today, I am willing to assume that he is malnourished.”
“What has he received?”
“So far he’s gotten potassium, magnesium and vitamin kte this morning. Then he got potassium, magnesium, vitamin d and iron before I came out to dinner this evening. Medically speaking he’s receiving antibiotics, a silver binder, anti nausea medication, pain medication, steroids, and sedation, as well as oxygen and nebulizer treatments. We haven’t yet started him back on his regr asthma and anxiety medication.”
“Why isn’t he on those now?<b>” </b>
“Alpha Redmen doesn’t want him on them.” I reply simply.
“That doesn’t make any sense. You can’t just deny your child medication simply because you don’t want him on it.”
“It doesn’t make any sense for the child with the most issues to have the least amount <b>of </b><b>ess </b>to medical care nor does it make sense to beat the shit out of your child three days before sending him to another alpha’s territory but that’s what Cole is working with right now, Which brings me to the next issue. If Cole is who I believe he <b>is</b>, he’s not the only one I need to get out of Red Fang.”
“Why is that? Who else would need to leave<b>?</b>” Parker has picked up where his father left off.
“Dr. Carter and his family as well as Jamison Williams and his family.”
“Jamison? Isn’t that <b>the </b>warrior that Das and Richard were beating on right before dinner<b>?</b><b>” </b>
<b>“</b><b>Yes</b>, Damian. Jamison goes by Jamie and Cole was right to be concerned about him going back to his room tonight. Unfortunately, <b>I </b>made <b>my </b><b>move </b><b>too </b><bte </b>
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<b>to </b><b>keep </b><b>him </b><b>from </b><b>the </b>pain <b>he’s </b>in now<b>.</b><b>” </b>
That’s <b>why </b>you were at the prospect’s housing sote? You went back to take Jamie out?”
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