<b>Iler </b><b>mate </b>is here. I know we can smell our mates, usually a mile <b>away</b>, but she said she simply feels it. She says she felt it as lon Fang <b>warriors </b>arrived. She worked for Alpha Redment for a little bit and her experience with the wolves there, especially the wamere,
“Has she taken any medication?”
He looks down at her sleeping without answering the question.
“Day, it’s not something to hide. I just want to know how bad it is she’s feeling. You’re sister Madilyn and I have had to take medication in order to rever the effect of Cole’s nightmare tonight.”
He looks at me quickly, uncertain about what I’m saying.
<b>*</b>I snuck into your room after you and mom left with Madilyn. I was wondering what was going on with her. I grabbed one each of Ativan and Zafran. She said she takes both when her anxiety gets this high.”
“One question Day. Are the two of you still dating?”
“No. We broke upst week but that has changed little about our rtionship. Probably won’t until one of us starts seeing someone else<b>.</b><b>” </b>
I nod my head as Damian yawns.
“Good night, son. I love you.”
He smiles sleepily.
“I love you too, dad.”
He manages through another yawn. I gently pat his leg before standing from the bed. I quietly walk <b>across </b>the room and out the door, closing it softly behind me.
I meet Lilly at the door to our room and wait for her to enter first. She goes to her side of the bed and eases herself under the covers. I <b>slip </b>my pants and <b>t- </b>shirt off before slipping in beside her. She rolls onto her side, cing her head and arm on my chest while the other arm slips over the one I wrap her in.
“Was there anything else that article said?” Lilly asks sleepily.
“It didn’t say much about the male. There was nothing about how he discovered he could do it, how old he was when it started or anything else. The general understanding from the council is that the male has to be pure in heart. The council defined this as the male having no assaults against humans or werewolves, and they have to have had their first shift.”
“Why is telling us he’s a protector so dangerous? I thought something like that would be wanted by packs.”
“It’s dangerous because of who he’s protecting. There was quite a bit of information on that.”
“There was?”
I take a deep breath and let it out with a sigh, not certain if I wanted to get into the situation under which protectors were generally discovered.
“The article touched briefly on precocious heat which lead to me to look that up.”
“Precocious heat?”
“Because abuse is so prevalent in werewolf packs the council has been able to collect <b>sixty </b>or more years of statistics on precocious heat in female pups. It was found, that inrge packs with loose morals like Red Fang is rumored to be, sexual abuse tends to run rampant. The council found that in cases like that, long term molestation of the pups will cause their wolf to go into heat before they are capable of shifting.”
I take a break trying to give Lilly a chance toprehend the magnitude of what I’m exining.
“What are you saying?”
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<b>“</b><b>I </b><b>think </b><b>the </b><b>girls </b><b>that </b><b>Cole </b><b>is </b>helping <b>are </b>is heat before they can <b>shift </b><b>and</b>, for <b>tome</b>, before these <b>fliman </b>frenter his stan <b>vulnerable </b>to rape <b>and </b>other <b>unwanted </b>attention from <b>shifted </b>males
“<b>Would </b><b>they </b><b>be </b>capable of getting pregnant?”
“Yes and it would kill them before the pregnancy could get far enough for the pup to make it.”
I can tell myst statement has made an impact.
<b>“</b><b>Why </b>would Cole being a protector put him danger?” She whispers.
“I don’t know how much Alpha Redmen knows of what Cole is doing and I honestly don’t think Cole even recognizes the significance of whort he’s doing beyond relieving their symptoms. The danger to Cole is the lengths at which Alpha Redmen may go to keep it quiet. If Cole is a protector then that means the rumors about the Red Fang pack are true and those rumors go beyond sanctioned rape among the young adults.”
“You’re worried about him returning home.”
“I am. He’s been here two full days and I am convinced that allowing him to return home would be the death of him. He doesn’t deserve what he’s receiving yet he’s loyal enough that he’s refusing to leave.”
She snuggles even deeper into my chest as the effects Ativan finally start calling my name. I allow the meds to clear my head as I close <b>my </b>eyes and drift to sleep.
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