The Son of Red Fang
<b>Chapter </b><b>143 </b>
“I’m not going to hurt you, Cole. That’s why I need you to stifle your yelp. You let me know if I hurt you but nothing else.”
I try to soothe the scared young wolf but the tension on my shirt in his hands tells me it’s a failure.
“Cole, I promise everything is okay.”
I reassure him as I put my hand on his head, gently running the tips of my fingers along his scalp. He tenses up even worse when he feels my touch, nearly holding his breath as he struggles with my request.
“Breathe Cole.”
He chokes on his yelps as he slowly lets himself start breathing again.
“Ang, go get the Ativan. It seems his nightmare has set him up for multiple triggers and he’s too close to panic right now.”
She gives me a silent nod before standing and leaving the room. Cole rxes slightly in my hold while Ang is looking for the Ativan. It doesn’t take long. for her to return with the blister packs the individual doses are kept in. She’s very calm as she kneels beside the tub facing Cole.
“Cole, I need you to open your eyes. This is one medication that I can show you inside the packaging.”
I look down at Cole as he opens his eyes and Ang shows him both sides of the unopened pack.
“Since I’ve washed my hands of the medication in your bath water, I’d like to ce these directly into your mouth instead of you doing it.”
To my surprise and relief he gives her a simple nod. It only takes a few seconds for her to produce the first pill, holding
<b>within </b>his view<b>. </b>
“It goes under your tongue.”
He sighs as he nods, opening his mouth for her to ce the pill inside. He closes his eyes and leans hard into me. He’s shaking again but this time I’m struggling to tell if it’s his anxiety or if he’s cold as the water has cooled quite a bit during our time in here.
“Are you ready for the second?”
Ang asks as she gently strokes his cheek. He opens his mouth without lifting himself off of me and epts the second pill. She <b>dips </b>her hand into the water briefly before reaching behind me and releasing the plug holding the water.
“We need to warm the water up, it’s lost most of its heat. I’m going to turn up the heat in this room before going and getting another bag of medication, a pair of scissors and the padded bath ramp.”
“Thank you.”
She gives me a nod and a smile as she makes her way to the heating unit bedside the back door, turning it up before she exits.
“That dream of yours has you really shaken up. I’m sorry it’s taking some time to get you set up on all your medications.”
I keep my voice soft as I slowly take handfuls of water/and drip it down the right side of his head.
“I had my medication while at the Red Moon pack six months ago. I still had a hard time dealing with my triggers.”
“Were you rationing?”
The room is silent as Anges back in.
“Demetri, I’m going to run this water hot to/counteract the cold. You are closest to the faucet so let me know if it’s too hot for you.”
“Yes ma’am.”
I hear a slight gasp as Ang stops the drainage and turns the water back on.
“Are you okay<b>, </b>Cole?”
<b>“</b>Yes sir. I’m just confused.”
He whispers as I feel the water warm around me.
“What are you confused about?”
“I thought you were the leader of the pack but you just submitted to Alpha Pierce.”
Ang looks at me slightly confused by hisment before opening five more bottles of medication and adding them slowly to the water pouring in.
“Showing respect to my pack members is not the same as submitting to them, Cole. When I’m given a directive, especially by one of my doctors, I will confirm my agreement or disagreement with yes or no ma’am or sir. I know you haven’t seen me interact with the rest of the pack but I don’t rule over my pack. I am the leader of a collective and we work together for the benefit of each other.”
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