<b>Chapter </b>165


    (Cole’s POV)


    I’m crazy nervous and can’t believe what I’ve just done. To even suggest doing this. To even consider touching the alpha’s own daughter is absurd and dangerous. I can only begin to imagine the bare bottom belting I’m going to receive for even suggesting this. It doesn’t matter if he decides to trust me or not. I’ve closed my eyes after answering his question, telling him the terms of what I can do to help Madilyn.


    He started pacing when I stopped talking, raising my anxiety. Yet I knew this would be the end result the moment Luna came into the room. I could smell the pain and fear that this little girl was suffering before she was even brought into the room and I have sacrificed myself, my own well being, every single time a little has smelled like that.


    I cringe as I open my eyes. Madilyn’s cries from the pain she’s in has baffled her parents and her doctor, increasing the guilt I feel knowing that I’m the one causing her such misery. Alpha has stopped in front of the bed. My sensitive hearing picks up on his whispers, soothing and consoling his young daughter as he moves towards me. It’s as he tries toy her with me that her fear intensifies, grabbing her father around the neck as she cries ‘no‘


    I adjust myself more onto my side, preparing to take a very frightened pup into my hold. I know this is going to be an intense fight for her trust as I pray to the moon goddess that someone in her pack hasn’t exaggerated my unknown involvement with the pups back home. That would make this even harder on


    her.


    I watch as alpha gently bends down to the bed,ying her against my arm. I wrap one arm around her as he gently takes her arms from around his neck. She’s whimpering badly and steadily gets worse as he moves further away. It’s with her father stepping away that shepletely loses it.


    My grip is loose on her as she tries to roll away bing frantic when she’s held back by my arm. She starts kicking wildly. I hiss in pain as her tiny foor collides with the burn on my thigh. She’s reaching out to her father but he remains steadfast on being out of reach.


    “Daddy, daddy please. Don’t leave me with him. He’s gonna hurt me. Please daddy. I don’t want to be like the girls <b>at </b>his pack. Please daddy. No, no, not


    She’s frantically screaming and I’ve heard what I was hoping not to hear.


    “Take her back alpha!”


    He stays out of her reach as luna gets up to leave, obviously distressed by the situation.


    “She’s okay Cole. Just give her a minute to settle down.”


    He obviously didn’t hear what she just said.


    “Madilyn, you will settle down and let Alpha Cole help you.”


    Hemands her sternly.


    “No alpha!” I’ve gotten ufortably forceful on this.


    “TAKE HER BACK ALPHA! PICK HER UP!”


    I know that I’ve got his attention now as he finally steps forward and takes his iling daughter back into his arms. My insistence has even attracted luna’s attention as she stops in her tracks towards the door.


    Iy my head back with a groan, painting through the painful burning from multiple kicks to my legs<b>. </b>I know I’m going to pay for this painfully everything is done but I won’t leave her to deal with these cramps on her own. I will continue trying until her parents call it quits.


    My anxiety has spiked and I find myself forming a fist with my right hand. Just as I lift my hand to <b>strike</b><b>, </b>to punish myself before <b>alpha </b>can, <b>I </b>hear him.


    <b>“</b>Catch his hand.”


    I open my eyes to see Dr. Pierce holding my wrist just inches from my head. I swallow hard as I look toward alpha, remaining silent as he rocks andforts his daughter. She has stopped screaming about me hurting her but has started crying from the painful cramps again.


    “Why, Cole?”


    <b>1/2 </b>


    Luna and Dr. Pierce are both looking at him as he looks at me.


    “I told you in the tub that self injurious behavior would not be tolerated but I never asked why you seek it.”


    I take several deep breaths as it’s never been something that I could easily exin. I have multiple reasons but at the moment I can only think of the met reason <b>I </b><b>want </b>to do it now.


    “It lessens my punishment.”


    “You think I’m going to punish you? For what?<b>” </b>


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