The <b>Son </b>of Red Fang
<b>Chapter </b><b>176 </b>
I woke up to the sounds of my dad and his upper ring shouting my name, trying to find me. I got up slowly and looked around. Everything was off. My m smell, hearing and the way things felt, were all very different. When I stood up, or at least tried, I fell over. It took me some time to realize that I was in ing wolf. It was about the time that dad spotted me that I had fully epted that’s what had happened. Of course dad had to take the <b>time </b>to jeer and mock my tiny, underdeveloped wolf. His beta and delta weren’t far behind. All three tried to tackle me at once. They all knocked heads instead <b>and </b><b>I </b>took avantage of dad’s distraction to run off into the woods. I could hear him beating Andrew and David for letting me get away. I guess he wasn’t done <b>with </b>me and gre it to them instead.”
“He beat beta Andrew and delta David because the three of them couldn’t catch you?”
“It’s almostical when you think about it.”
He sighs with a slight smile.
“I managed to disappear into the woods. To both my fortune and misfortune the storm that had been brewing all day broke loose. It helped me <b>because </b><b>1 </b>knew my dad wouldn’te looking for me until morning but it also left me out all night inte April. In New Hampshire it’s still cold that time of year. I was soaking wet, cold and exhausted when I found the cave just inside our boundary. I sniffed around and found that nothing was living there so I crawled into the warmest, deepest hole in that cave that I could and ended up sleeping for days.”
Madilyn’s intense whimpering brings all of us quickly out of his story. Her eyes are shut but that doesn’t keep her from wing at her stomach and digging her feet into the bed. I stand from the loveseat and quickly step over to the bed to help Cole as Madilyn gets worse. I take her hands in mine <b>as </b><b>I </b>watch Cole slide his hand under her gown.
“You said that the cramping is because <b>she’s </b>an empath.”
“An intuitive, like me but it doesn’t make sense for it to be bothering her now. You’re actually doing <b>very </b>well telling your story. She shouldn’t <b>be </b>getting symptoms like this.”
Madilyn yelps as Cole presses down on her abdomen. <b>I </b>can see his hand moving in circles, searching for the next cramp which proves to be <b>not </b><b>that </b>far
behind.
“Do you have a heating pad? Sometimes they help the girls back home.”
“I can get one.”
Lilly volunteers before disappearing out of the room. Suddenly it hits me. How many times did she throw <b>up </b>and how much water bas she had since it stopped?
“Are you okay alone with her? I think I know something that will se
these cramps down but I <b>have </b>to get an IV kit and some fluids from the other room<b>.</b><b>” </b>
“Yes sir.”
“Try to keep her rxed. I’m going to need
ur help. She’s not as bad as <b>you </b>
or Damian but shots and needles still scare her.”
He nods lightly as she whimpers again. He’s focused solely on her <b>as </b><b>I </b>leave the room and head to the medical room next door. It’s the pediatric room that I gave Jessast year when she joined the pack.
<b>I’ve </b>been increasing the amount of responsibility she has in the wing, encouraging her to spearhead changes in the <b>way </b>we <b>treat </b><b>the </b>smallest members <b>of </b>our pack since she decided to join us permanently.
I go straight to the cab and pull out several items including a portable IV feeder<b>, </b>before returning to Cole. I smile gently at Lilly as I step back into the Cole’s<b>, </b><b>her </b>head <b>and </b>hand on top room. Madilyn isying on her stomach on top of the heating pad set to its lowest setting. She has settled nicely a
of his arm. His eyes are closed, his <b>face </b>rxed as his fingers gently <b>graze </b>her shoulders.
“Lynnie baby, I know you don’t like it when Jessa takes your blood but I have some medication that needs to <b>go </b><b>in </b><b>your </b>vein. It’s going to feel like <b>the </b><b>blood </b>draws you’ve had.”
I can hear Cole sigh hard. It seems he <b>doesn’t </b>like Madilyn receiving medication any more than receiving it himself.
<b>“</b><b>Cole</b>, I know you’ve been abused with the submission hold but it’s important that Madilyn <b>doesn’t </b>move while I <b>do </b><b>this</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>
<b>He </b>nods his head silently <b>as </b>he starts moving her hair to one side exposing her neck. His movements are <b>hesitant </b>and unre
“Have you ever submitted a child?”
He looks at me briefly before looking back at Madilyn.
“No sir. I’ve never submitted any of the littles thate to me for help.”
“It’s okay, Cole. You’re not going to hurt her. Now, don’t fight me or pull away. I’m going to touch
<b>neck </b>the same way I want you to each <b>Madiyy </b>
I move to the other side of the bed and sit on the edge. He seems to be nervous but so far has not actively moved away.
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