The Son of Red Fang
<b>Chapter </b>177
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He nods his head again but his breathing has tightened up showing me his nervousness.
“Your hand stays t. Allow it to follow the shape of her neck.”
I allow my hand to sit there a moment, trying to give him a chance to rx. I move my hand slowly, causing him to tense and hold his breath. I use <b>my </b>thumb to rub gently behind his ear.
“Breath Cole. I’m not causing you pain. I’m just touching you.”
He takes a deep breath as I slowly take my hand from his neck. I stand and return to where Madilyn is, preparing to give her the saline and electrolytes she’s in need of. I watch Cole duplicate my actions, gently cing his hand upon the back of her neck. She stirs and whimpers lightly. I smile when I hear his voice softly consoling and reassuring her. I tie a band around her wrists causing her to pull away and whimper again. I can tell he’s keeping his touch light even though he’s moving a bit more.
She responds to him the way I need, giving me the mere seconds it takes to ce the needle into her vein. She yelps and starts to cry but he’s on top of that too. He knows that she’s already done and nothing else is going to happen. Since this is only temporary, I ce à bandage over where the needle is ced before I ce a stiff board padded with foam under her palm and wrist before wrapping it with an ace bandage. I’m keeping it simple so I can remove it easily before we go to bed. She settles down quickly listening and feeling Cole’s support. I’m pleased and impressed with how well he did in a support role.
I rub her head lightly as I hook therge syringe of electrolytes to the feeder and set it for ten minutes. I look at Cole again. He’s ying with her hair with slow predictable strokes. His eyes are closed and his face is finally so peaceful that it seems he’s finally asleep. He yawns briefly before apologizing and opening his eyes. They’re ssy but calm. The slumber thates from the Ativan is definitely calling his name.
“It’s okay to give in to the Ativan. Without the adrenaline I’m certain the effects are getting pretty strong.”
“I’m okay right now. It’s important to me to answer Madilyn’s question.”
“Madilyn’s<b>?</b><b>” </b>
I had almost forgotten that she had asked him one.
“Yes sir. She wanted to know how I figured out how to get rid of the cramps. <b>Just </b>not in so many words.”
I nod with a slight smile.
“After sleeping a while in the <b>cave </b>I realized that I had lost track of time<b>. </b>asionally I woke up long enough to hear the voices of a search party going on. At one point I could identify everyone in my family looking for me. My two brothers and their twin sisters<b>, </b>my own twin sister, my mom and dad as well as his beta and delta and their families.
The delta’s daughter actually found me. She shook me awake and spoke to me through the link. Something that hasn’t been used in a positive way for as long as I could remember. I was weak but I was able to tell her that I didn’t want to be found. She had brought food with her, arge bag of shredded turkey. We both knew that she would get into trouble for taking it if they found out but she didn’t seem to care about the consequences. I simply watched her move around me inside the cave<b>. </b>Exhausted and afraid they’de looking for her and find me.
I had run away before and the penalty for my father finding me is steep. She opened the bag and left it on a rock before leaving. She kept her word and they never entered the cave. Once the turkey was gone and the searches had stopped for several days, I started making <b>my </b>way <b>back </b>to the pack house. I would onlye out of the woods at night.
The Son of Red Fang