Over time I had developed the ability to share what I physically felt with my father. I have a simr link with your that allows me to feel yand gain.


    “That’s why you taught me to lock my link with you.”


    “Yes, it took some time but when you arepletely open to me I can feel everything you do and I can differentiate between myself and you. 10′-ek advanced linking skill that empaths have.”


    “Like lessa?”


    “Jessa is a mystery to me right now. She doesn’t have the standard linking ability but she is able to tap into what others are physically and eroinally feeling both by being near them and by touching them which does qualify her as an empath. The problem with contacting the council and getting ber officially registered as one, is empaths don’t lose abilities. Intuitives and empaths haveplex advancements in their current shilities”


    “You’re saying it is supposed to build?”


    “Yes. The standard wolf has the ability to link with members of their pack, their mate and can feel when their mate cheats. A select few, sherst s pister of wolves, will be an intuitive and even fewer be empaths. When an empath decides to learn about medicine and how to help others that’s when they are considered natural healers. Both types ur randomly and gically but it’s moremon for a parent who is an intuitive to have children with varying degrees of the ability then what happened with me. My ability urred randomly.”


    “What does this have to do with helping both of them?” Lilly asks, tension rising in her voice.


    “Cole rxes with pups in a way that no amount of medication allows him to do. Combine that with the physical symptoms of being an intuitive being calmed by helping the wolf in need…….”


    “They would benefit from being close to each other.”


    Lilly finishes my sentence but I can hear and feel the fear in her voice.


    “The final decision is up to you Lilly but before you decide I want you to understand that I’m not talking an hour.”


    She cocks her head in question but remains silent.


    “I know it’s a lot to take in sote at night and I don’t expect you to understand but I do need you to trust me. I have double checked all the records I have ess to and there are no traces of assault or rape ever being indicated. He was discharged from the three previous packs due to medical liability. I even looked into the records of Das, Richard and Andrew.”


    “The boys you sent home this evening?”


    “Yes. Das and Richard both have been discharged from the majority of the packs they visited for both assault and rape. So other packs are reporting but for some reason they are still getting approved by the council for runs at other packs.


    Andrew has been discharged from four packs’ programs for offensive touching. Lilly?” I wait until she looks me in the eyes.


    “I believe him, Lilly. Despite the chaos, I was able to do some poking around on the inte and the protection marks are real. They are extremely rare but they are real. The final decision is yours but I am confident that he would never harm her.”


    1 gently touch Madilyn’s face, attracting her attention as she attempts to eat her snack.


    “Am I sleeping with Cole tonight?”


    “It’s up to mama. Those bad rumors make her nervous. Especially when ites to her little girls.”


    “He just wants to protect them.”


    “I know Lynnie. I believe that too but it’s up to mom.”


    “Yes sir. Her voice is quiet and disappointed.


    decide to let her stay with him, give me hall an hour. I need to do a physical to verify that there aren’t any more injuries in esta tre better wa you start numbing theceration on his head and the abscess near his neck.”


    Lilly silently looks into my eyes again.


    “Yes, we found another. The trauma of these beatings causes him to ck out. He said it can take days for hist to fully remainher everything that happetir and usually that’s only because of his dreams.”


    She nods as I stand from the table. I push my chait in and kiss Madilyn’s forehead before grabbing the fun parks of clothes and head towards the medical wing.


    Getting back to the wing doesn’t take long and I’m relieved when I see Cole rxing in the tub. He appears nearly asleep allowing the padded remp in support him with only his head poking out of the water. He has his head resting to one side, there’s arge patch of hair now missing from the right side 1 make a mental note to hook him up with our stylist for a proper haircut so it’s not as noticeable once he’s out of here.


    Theceration to his head is a lotrger than I originally thought and was undoubtedly a huge source of anxiety.


    “Cole.” I speak at normal volume in a neutral tone.


    “Yes sir.” His voice is normal but easily conveys the exhaustion he’s feeling.